Hi all,
Sure I'm able to publish the code, only the previous version though. If you want the first version; find Josh Cogliati, and ask him. It didn't have a random function, though. I got the idea to improve it from my computer course. Here is the code: #Plays the guessing game higher or lower # (originally written by by Josh Cogliati, improved by Quique) #This should actually be something that is semi random like the last digits of the time or something else. number = 78 guess = 0 while guess != number: guess =input("Guess a number: ") if guess > number: print "Too high" elif guess < number: print "Too low" print "Just right" HTH, Nathan Pinno "John Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Nathan Pinno wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > What's wrong with the following code? It says there is name error, that > > random is not defined. How do I fix it? > > Others have already answered that question. This posting is a > pre-emptive strike to head off the next half-a-dozen questions. > > > > > # Plays the guessing game higher or lower. > > # Originally written by Josh Cogliati, improved first by Quique, then by > > Nathan Pinno. > > Some of us are interested in the process by which great pieces of code > arise, how they are meticulously honed and polished, which craftpersons > contributed what ... is it possible for you to publish the earlier versions? > > > print "Higher or Lower" > > print > > number = random.choice(range(100)) > > "number" will refer to one of: 0, 1, ......, 98, 99 > > > guess = 0 > > so you'll get a strange result by using zero here; try -1 instead > > > while guess != number: > > guess = input("Guess a number: ") > > "guess" will refer to a string e.g. "42" which will *not* compare equal > to the integer 42. Also you should use raw_input, not input. > > so do this: > > guess = int(raw_input("Guess a number: ")) > > > if guess > number: > > print "Too high" > > guess = input("Guess a number: ") > > This will cause your program to ask TWICE per trip around the loop. Lose it. > > > elif guess < number: > > print "Too low" > > guess = input("Guess a number: ") > > ... and again. > > > print "Just right" > > > > General advice: > 1. Look on the Python web site (http://www.python.org) for an > introduction to Python for non-programmers. > 2. Join the Python tutor list. > 3. In this news group, read a little more than the threads that you have > started; this guessing game was discussed in a thread started by > somebody calling themselves ChuckDubya on 29 June!! Homework?? > > HTH, > John > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Posted via UsenetRevolution.com - Revolutionary Usenet ** HIGH RETENTION ** Specializing in Large Binaries Downloads ** http://www.UsenetRevolution.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list