Question

from random import *

while True:

    random1 = randint(1,20)

    random2 = randint(1,20)

    print("h = higher, l = lower, s = same, q = quit")

    print(random1)

    a = input()

    if a.lower() == 'q':
            break

    print(random2)

    if a.lower() == 'h' and random1 < random2:

        print("Well done")

    elif a.lower() == 'l' and random1 > random2:

        print("Well done")

    elif a.lower() == 's' and random1 == random2:

        print("Well done")
    else:

        print("Loser")

So what I am trying to do is have x as my score. And when the answer prints “Well Done” I would like it to add 10 points to my score and then print the score. The thing is the score seems to reset loads of times throughout the game and I would like it to either add 10 to the score or stay the same. Does anyone know a way of doing this in my program. I can’t imagine it would be too hard but I am only a beginner and still learning. At the moment I have no score at all added to my program, just so you can show me the easiest/ best way too approach this. Thanks for the help 🙂

Answer 1

x = 0 # initialize the score to zero before the main loop
while True:

    ...

    elif a.lower() == 's' and random1 == random2:
        x += 10 # increment the score
        print("Well done. Your current score is {0} points".format(x))

anyway, the whole code could be shortened to:

from random import *
x = 0
while True:
    random1 = randint(1,20)
    random2 = randint(1,20)
    print("h = higher, l = lower, s = same, q = quit")
    print(random1)
    a = input().lower()
    if a == 'q':
        break

    print(random2)

    if ((a == 'h' and random1 < random2) or
        (a == 'l' and random1 > random2) or
        (a == 's' and random1 == random2)):
        x += 10
        print("Well done. Your current score is: {0}".format(x))
    else:
        print("Loser")