python code
Sesso
jason at tier1media.net
Mon Apr 13 21:04:48 MST 2015
If I remember correctly, int(g) makes the g an integer. So if you typed 9.6 , the int() would make it 9. If you know that the user will only input an integer, you probably won’t even need to use int().
The things you are asking about it correct.
Jason
> On Apr 13, 2015, at 8:37 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So here are the snippets I am concerned about:
>
> g = 0
> guess = int(g)
> g = input("Guess the number: ")
> guess = int(g)
>
> g = 0 is saying 'variable g is zero)
>
> guess = int(g) is saying that the variable guess is equal to variable g and that it is an integer
>
> g = input("<text>") is saying that variable g is now equal to what the use inputs as long as it is a number
>
> the 2nd guess = int(g)is there to put the variable in the while loop
>
> Is that correct?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Todd Millecam <tyggna at gmail.com <mailto:tyggna at gmail.com>> wrote:
> It's a bad variable name is all. It could be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious = input
> But, it's not really descriptive. A better name would probably be raw_user_guess = input
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Cool, that is sorta how I wrote it before though they haven't gone over elif yet. As a result of that I deleted 'g = input("Guess the number: ")' and it kept complaining about the variable not being defined. Question though:
> could we change the 'g' to some other letter...... never mind! I just tried it with 'w' and it works. What does that digit represent?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Sesso <sesso at djsesso.com <mailto:sesso at djsesso.com>> wrote:
> elif is what you want to use. Here try this. :)
>
>
>
> elif = else if
>
> I added the g=0 because the variable needed to be defined.
> Same with guess.
>
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> print("Welcome.")
> g=0
> guess = int(g)
> while guess != 5:
> g = input("Guess the number: ")
> guess = int(g)
> if guess < 5:
> print("Guess higher.")
> elif guess > 5:
> print("Guess lower.")
> else:
> print("Correct.”)
>
> jason
>
>
>
>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 1:34 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Okay Jason, I did it your way. The resulting code being 2 lines shorter. Unfortunately I still have the same problem as before (that being if the guess is wrong it gives no suggestion as to higher/lower but rather just asks you to guess again):
>>
>> python 1-30guess.py
>> Welcome.
>> Guess the number: 0
>> Guess the number: 0
>> Guess higher.
>> Guess the number: 9
>> Guess lower.
>> Guess the number: 8
>> Guess lower.
>> Guess the number: 7
>> Guess lower.
>> Guess the number: 6
>> Guess lower.
>> Guess the number: 5
>> Guess lower.
>> Correct.
>>
>> here is the code:
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/env python
>> print("Welcome.")
>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>> guess = int(g)
>> while guess != 5:
>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>> guess = int(g)
>> if guess < 5:
>> print("Guess higher.")
>> else:
>> print("Guess lower.")
>> print("Correct.")
>>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Sesso <sesso at djsesso.com <mailto:sesso at djsesso.com>> wrote:
>> You may be better off using if statements.
>>
>>
>> If number is less than 5
>>
>> print guess higher
>>
>> else
>>
>> print guess lower
>>
>> Then wrap all of that in a while loop with a condition of while less than 5.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> however it does give suggestions on subsequent guesses....
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> here is what I have (that sorta works):
>>>
>>> print("Welcome.")
>>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>>> guess = int(g)
>>> while guess < 5:
>>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>>> guess = int(g)
>>> print("Guess higher.")
>>> while guess > 5:
>>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>>> guess = int(g)
>>> print ("Guess lower.")
>>> print("Correct")
>>>
>>> What I mean by 'sorta' is if the first guess is not correct it does not give a suggestion to guess lower or higher. Why is this?
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> that makes sense... thanks!
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Sesso <sesso at djsesso.com <mailto:sesso at djsesso.com>> wrote:
>>> The while needs to before input so that it will wait for input if the variable is not equal to 5.
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> nope. that didn't fix it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Amit Nepal <amit at amitnepal.com <mailto:amit at amitnepal.com>> wrote:
>>>> You would probably want to wait and ask for the input inside the loop as well. What you seem to be doing is you ask for input and then you execute the loop not letting the user input the new number and thus running into an infinite loop.
>>>>
>>>> This might fix it, not tested though :)
>>>>
>>>> print("Welcome.")
>>>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>>>> guess = int(g)
>>>>
>>>> while guess != 5
>>>> print("Guess again.")
>>>> guess = int(g)
>>>> print("Correct")
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Amit
>>>> On 4/13/2015 11:01 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>> print("Welcome.")
>>>> g = input("Guess the number: ")
>>>> guess = int(g)
>>>> while guess != 5:
>>>> print("Guess again.")
>>>> print("Correct")
>>>>
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