basic-computer-games/54_Letter/python/letter.py

"""
LETTER

A letter guessing game.

Ported by Dave LeCompte
"""

import random

# The original code printed character 7, the "BELL" character 15 times
# when the player won. Many modern systems do not support this, and in
# any case, it can quickly become annoying, so it is disabled here.

BELLS_ON_SUCCESS = False


def print_with_tab(space_count: int, msg: str) -> None:
    if space_count > 0:
        spaces = " " * space_count
    else:
        spaces = ""

    print(spaces + msg)


def print_instructions() -> None:
    print("LETTER GUESSING GAME")
    print()
    print("I'LL THINK OF A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET, A TO Z.")
    print("TRY TO GUESS MY LETTER AND I'LL GIVE YOU CLUES")
    print("AS TO HOW CLOSE YOU'RE GETTING TO MY LETTER.")


def play_game():
    target_value = random.randint(ord("A"), ord("Z"))
    num_guesses = 0
    print()
    print("O.K., I HAVE A LETTER.  START GUESSING.")
    print()
    while True:
        print("WHAT IS YOUR GUESS?")
        num_guesses += 1
        guess = ord(input())
        print()
        if guess == target_value:
            print()
            print(f"YOU GOT IT IN {num_guesses} GUESSES!!")
            if num_guesses > 5:
                print("BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN 5 GUESSES!")
                # goto 515
            print("GOOD JOB !!!!!")

            if BELLS_ON_SUCCESS:
                bellStr = chr(7) * 15
                print(bellStr)

            print()
            print("LET'S PLAY AGAIN.....")
            return
        elif guess > target_value:
            print("TOO HIGH. TRY A LOWER LETTER.")
            continue
        else:
            print("TOO LOW. TRY A HIGHER LETTER.")
            continue


def main() -> None:
    print_with_tab(33, "LETTER")
    print_with_tab(15, "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY")
    print()
    print()
    print()

    print_instructions()

    while True:
        play_game()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()