Hi all -
Just started on "Python Programming for Absolute Beginners" and I've got a
question:
The program called 'Guess my Number' goes like this:
# Guess My Number
#
# The computer picks a random number between 1 and 100
# The player tries to guess it and the computer lets
# the player know if the guess is too high, too low
# or right on the money
#import random
print "\tWelcome to 'Guess My Number'!"
print "\nI'm thinking of a number between 1 and 15."
print "Try to guess it in as few attempts as possible.\n"
import random
# set the initial values
the_number = random.randrange(15) + 1
guess = int(raw_input("Take a guess: "))
tries = 1
# guessing loop
while (guess != the_number):
if (guess > the_number):
print "Lower..."
else:
print "Higher..."
guess = int(raw_input("Take a guess: "))
tries += 1
print "You guessed it! The number was", the_number
print "And it only took you", tries, "tries!\n"
raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
So here's the question - the original code has parentheses around the lines
of code with *(guess !=the_number)* and *(guess* *> the_number)* . I tried
to run the program without the parentheses and it runs just fine. So what
are the parentheses for??
Thanks a lot for your time -
Gary
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