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72 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
72 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
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LETTER
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A letter guessing game.
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Ported by Dave LeCompte
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"""
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import random
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# The original code printed character 7, the "BELL" character 15 times
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# when the player won. Many modern systems do not support this, and in
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# any case, it can quickly become annoying, so it is disabled here.
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BELLS_ON_SUCCESS = False
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def print_instructions() -> None:
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print("LETTER GUESSING GAME")
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print()
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print("I'LL THINK OF A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET, A TO Z.")
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print("TRY TO GUESS MY LETTER AND I'LL GIVE YOU CLUES")
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print("AS TO HOW CLOSE YOU'RE GETTING TO MY LETTER.")
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def play_game():
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target_value = random.randint(ord("A"), ord("Z"))
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num_guesses = 0
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print()
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print("O.K., I HAVE A LETTER. START GUESSING.")
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print()
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while True:
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print("WHAT IS YOUR GUESS?")
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num_guesses += 1
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guess = ord(input())
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print()
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if guess == target_value:
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print()
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print(f"YOU GOT IT IN {num_guesses} GUESSES!!")
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if num_guesses > 5:
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print("BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN 5 GUESSES!")
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# goto 515
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print("GOOD JOB !!!!!")
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if BELLS_ON_SUCCESS:
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bellStr = chr(7) * 15
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print(bellStr)
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print()
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print("LET'S PLAY AGAIN.....")
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return
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elif guess > target_value:
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print("TOO HIGH. TRY A LOWER LETTER.")
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continue
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else:
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print("TOO LOW. TRY A HIGHER LETTER.")
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continue
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def main() -> None:
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print(" " * 33 + "LETTER")
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print(" " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY\n\n\n")
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print_instructions()
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while True:
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play_game()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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