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Spaces tend to cause annoyances in a Unix-style shell environment. This change fixes that.
90 lines
1.9 KiB
Python
90 lines
1.9 KiB
Python
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CHEMIST
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A math game posing as a chemistry word problem.
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Ported by Dave LeCompte
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"""
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import random
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MAX_LIVES = 9
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def print_with_tab(space_count, msg):
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if space_count > 0:
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spaces = " " * space_count
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else:
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spaces = ""
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print(spaces + msg)
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def play_scenario():
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acid_amount = random.randint(1, 50)
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water_amount = 7 * acid_amount / 3
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print(f"{acid_amount} LITERS OF KRYPTOCYANIC ACID. HOW MUCH WATER?")
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response = float(input())
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difference = abs(water_amount - response)
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acceptable_difference = water_amount / 20
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if difference > acceptable_difference:
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show_failure()
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return False
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else:
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show_success()
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return True
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def show_failure():
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print(" SIZZLE! YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DESALINATED INTO A BLOB")
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print(" OF QUIVERING PROTOPLASM!")
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def show_success():
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print(" GOOD JOB! YOU MAY BREATHE NOW, BUT DON'T INHALE THE FUMES!")
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print()
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def show_ending():
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print(f" YOUR {MAX_LIVES} LIVES ARE USED, BUT YOU WILL BE LONG REMEMBERED FOR")
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print(" YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF COMIC BOOK CHEMISTRY.")
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def main():
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print_with_tab(33, "CHEMIST")
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print_with_tab(15, "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY")
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print()
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print()
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print()
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print("THE FICTITIOUS CHEMICAL KRYPTOCYANIC ACID CAN ONLY BE")
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print("DILUTED BY THE RATIO OF 7 PARTS WATER TO 3 PARTS ACID.")
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print("IF ANY OTHER RATIO IS ATTEMPTED, THE ACID BECOMES UNSTABLE")
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print("AND SOON EXPLODES. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ACID, YOU MUST")
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print("DECIDE WHO MUCH WATER TO ADD FOR DILUTION. IF YOU MISS")
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print("YOU FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.")
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lives_used = 0
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while True:
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success = play_scenario()
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if not success:
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lives_used += 1
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if lives_used == MAX_LIVES:
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show_ending()
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return
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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