On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:16:31 -0400
Alexander Quest wrote:
> Does anyone know how to assign a certain numerical range to a
> variable, and then choose the number that is the middle of that
> range? For example, I want to assign the variable "X" a range between
> 1 and 50, and then I want to have the middle of that range (25)
> return with some command when I call it (perhaps rangemid or
> something like that?). In pseudocode, I am trying to say X = range
> [1,50], return middle of range (which should return 25) but I don't
> know how to code it. This is for a basic program I'm trying to write
> where the player thinks of a number and the computer tries to guess
> the number in as few tries as possible. Thanks for any help!
>
> -Alex
There are probably better ways but this worked for me:
x=range(1,50)
mid=x[len(x)/2]
You do have to keep in mind the way python counts list indices for a
range call - i.e. x=range(1,50) will give you a list with all numbers 1
to 49 in it.
Hope that helps!
tom
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