Scripting is my very least skill in computers. I found bash to be very difficult to learn but I have somewhat knowledge about it. Comparing to python, I would say this is easier and faster to learn. Although, this is still a challenge for me.
I looked at some of the blog posts to help me understand the 'guess' script and I found
amartinenco's script to be the most understandable. So I tried to modifying my script and trying it on my own and this is what I came up:
#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Modify this script to be a number-guessing
# game.
# 1. The secret number should be random (1-100)
# 2. Input should be handled if it's not numeric
# 3. The user should be asked to guess until they
# get the right number.
# 4. When the user guesses the right number, the
# number of guesses should be printed
#
# Bonus: Make the script give up if the number hasn't
# been guessed in 15 tries.
# imports sys program to script
import sys
# imports random program to the sript
import random
secret=random.randint(1,100)
game_finished = 0
count = 1
print "Guess the number from 1-100. You have 15 tries"
while (game_finished == 0):
try:
guess=int(raw_input("Enter a guess: "))
if guess < 1 or guess > 100:
print "Must be in the (1-100) range"
else:
if guess < secret:
count = count + 1
print "Too low!"
elif guess > secret:
count = count + 1
print "Too high!"
else:
print "Correct!"
game_finished = 1
print "It took you %i tries to guess the correct number" % (int(count))
if count == 16:
print "number of tries exceeded(15). exiting"
sys.exit()
except ValueError:
print "The entered input is invalid"
The only difference from where the script I got from was the exit script when the tries have been exceeded. Python is easier and more exciting to learn compared to other scripts I have learned. As for the future, I would try to have an in depth look at this language as this would be a great skill for the future.
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