miniproject-Week2--Guess-the-number

# "Guess the number" mini-project
# 
# input will come from buttons and an input field
# all output for the game will be printed in the console

# imports needed
import math, random, simplegui

# list of globals used
# secret_number - the number we're trying to guess
# num_guesses - number of guesses taken 
# max_guesses - max guesses for a given range

#default range for new game at program start
the_range = 100

# helper function to start and restart the game
def new_game():
    """
    Sets the secret number, resets number of guesses made,
    and calculates the max guesses based on given range.
    Also displays some game-start text to get the game rolling.
    """
    
    global secret_number, num_guesses, max_guesses
    
    # create the secret number, reset number of guesses,
    # and set max guesses according to range selected
    secret_number = random.randrange(0,the_range)
    num_guesses = 0
    max_guesses = int(math.ceil(math.log(the_range,2)))
    
    # Display a header for getting the game started
    print ""
    print "------- STARTING NEW GAME -------"
    print "Enter your guess, in the range [0 - " + str(the_range) + ")."
    print "You get " + str(max_guesses) + " tries!"
    
# define event handlers for control panel
def range100():
    """ 
    button handler for changing the range to [0,100) and 
    starts a new game.
    """ 
    
    global the_range
    
    # set the range, start a new game
    the_range = 100
    new_game()
    
def range1000():
    """ 
    button handler for changing the range to [0,1000) and 
    starts a new game.
    """
    
    global the_range
    
    # set the range, start a new game
    the_range = 1000
    new_game()
    
def input_guess(guess):
    """ 
    input handler function that does all the work in the program, 
    tracking guesses, comparing results, printing appropriate 
    messages to the console.
    """
    
    global num_guesses
    
    # convert input string to integer
    the_guess = int(guess)
    
    # increment number of guesses
    num_guesses += 1
    
    # display player guess, preceded by some whitespace for
    # better readability
    print
    print "Your guess (" + str(num_guesses) + " of " + str(max_guesses) + ") is: " + str(guess) + "."
    
    # compare guess to secret number; print appropriate message
    # if guess is correct, also restart the game
    if the_guess < secret_number:
        print "Too low!"
    elif the_guess > secret_number:
        print "Too high!"
    else:
        print "You win!"
        new_game()
        return
    
    # Check to see if we've made the max allowed number of guesses
    # and end the current game with appropriate message.
    # Running out of guesses immediately starts a new game
    # otherwise display number of guesses remaining
    if num_guesses >= max_guesses:
        print""
        print "You ran out of guesses!" 
        print "The number was " + str(secret_number) + "! New game!"
        new_game()
    else:
        print "You have " + str(max_guesses - num_guesses) + " guesses remaining." 
    
# create frame to display the game UI
frame = simplegui.create_frame("Guess The Number", 200,200)

# register event handlers for control elements and start frame
frame.add_label("Guess The Number!")
frame.add_button("Range = [0,100)",range100)
frame.add_button("Range = [0,1000)",range1000)
frame.add_input("Enter guess:", input_guess,50)
frame.add_button("New Game", new_game)

# call new_game 
new_game()

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