I'm no Python wizard, I'm still learning myself. But I think you need another "if" statement to check if "guess" is equal to "number".
if guess == number: print "Congratulations!" Something like that. On 10/4/07, Jim Hutchinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am writing a little program to test a theory and as part of teaching > myself Python. I've only been at this about a week now. I have a > program that "should" work but doesn't. It generates a random number > between 1 and 2 out to 10 decimal places. I think there is something > wrong with how my random number is generated or defined or how my > guesses are defined. I added a line to tell me what the random number > is and then if I enter it as a guess it doesn't match and exit the > loop. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Here is a sample output: > > --- > I'm thinking out to 10 decimal places. Good luck. > > 1.14981949962 > Make a guess: 1.14981949962 > Higher... > Make another guess: 1.14981949963 > Lower... > 1.14981949963 > Make another guess: > --- > > Here is my code: > > --- > # Number guessing game > # > # The computer will choose a number between 1 and 2 (to ten decimal places) > # and the player will try to guess the number. The program will tell the > # player the number is either higher or lower than the number they guessed. > import random > import os > os.system("clear") > print "\nWelcome to 'Guess My Number'!" > print "\nI'm thinking of a number between 1 and 2." > print "\nYes, that's right. Between 1 and 2." > print "\nYou have heard of decimals right? Well, I'm" > print "\nthinking out to 10 decimal places. Good luck.\n" > # set random value > random.seed() > number = random.random() + 1 > print number > guess = float(raw_input("Make a guess: ")) > tries = 1 > # the guess loop > while (guess != number): > if (guess > number): > print "Lower..." > else: > print "Higher..." > guess = float(raw_input("Make another guess: ")) > tries += 1 > print "Congratulations! You guessed my number! The number was", number > print "It took you only", tries, "tries!\n" > # end > --- > > Thanks, > Jim > > -- > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Jesus is coming!................................................Rev. 1:7 The Bottom Line................................................John 3:3-7 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor