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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Number Game Refinement

James Tan
James Tan
3,188 Points

Syntax error

Syntax error and can't figure out what. Someone please help me Thanks

import random def game(): secret_num = random.randint(1,10)

guesses = []

while len(guesses) < 5:
    try:

        guess = int(input("Guess a number between 1 and 10: "))
    except ValueError:
        print("{} isn't a number!".format(guess))
    else:

        if guess == secret_num:
            print("You got it! My number was {}".format(secret_num))
            break
        elif guess < secret_num:
            print("My number is higher than {}".format(guess))
        else:
            print("That's not it!")
        guesses.append(guess)
    else:
        print("You didn't get it! My number was {}".format(secret_num))
    play_again = input("Do you want to play again? Y/n ")
    if play_again.lower() != "n":
        game()
    else:
        print("Bye!")


game()

3 Answers

Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 46,473 Points

Hi James! You have two consecutive else clauses:

else:

    if guess == secret_num:
        print("You got it! My number was {}".format(secret_num))
        break
    elif guess < secret_num:
        print("My number is higher than {}".format(guess))
    else:
        print("That's not it!")
    guesses.append(guess)
else:
    print("You didn't get it! My number was {}".format(secret_num))

Let me know if you need anymore help :)

James Tan
James Tan
3,188 Points

Yes thank you. I get this when i open the file in terminal. Do you know what exactly is the problem?

Exit status: $? && exit 1 Exit status: 0 logout Saving session... ...copying shared history... ...saving history...truncating history files... ...completed.

[Process completed]

James Tan
James Tan
3,188 Points

Nevermind i got it thanks