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

Jonathan Whelchel
Jonathan Whelchel
2,096 Points

Y or n not defined when trying to play game again

import random

secret_num = random.randint(1, 10)

guesses = []

def game():
    while len(guesses) < 5:
        try:
            guess = int(input("Pick 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("My number is lower than {}".format(guess))

            guesses.append(guess)

    else:
        print("You didnt'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()

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,455 Points

Are you running under Python 2? If so, you need to provide quoted strings as input: "n" and "y".

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,455 Points

If you're running Python 3 ignore the previous comment.

4 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,455 Points

There are a few issues with the code:

  • the list guesses does not get reset for new games. This leads to the eventual condition where len(guesses) will not be less than 5.
  • the try/except code fails because even though the ValueError is caught, guess is still undefined and will raise a second error during the print statement

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Jonathan Whelchel
Jonathan Whelchel
2,096 Points

I am running python 3. If I put the n with '' in my code why do I have to put them in when I answer the prompt.

Also, If I put in "Y" I don't get an error but the game doesn't start over.

Do you want to play again? Y/n "y" You didnt'get it! My number was 10

Jonathan Whelchel
Jonathan Whelchel
2,096 Points

I am. But your answer still worked. Once I put ‘n’ it printed bye. So I don’t know why I have to put it in a string. However when I put in ‘y’ it prints the last line which is ‘you didn’t get it...’ and it asked me if I want to play again.

Jonathan Whelchel
Jonathan Whelchel
2,096 Points

Thanks for your help. So in this exercise is the game not meant to be reset?

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,455 Points

Reset the game by adding a guesses = [] before calling game() again