Python 3 '==' or 'if' function not producing correct result

Question

I'm working on improving my python 3 skills by creating this simple game.

Very basic, you have a random number between 1 and 5 and if you guess it correct them you win. However for reason reason whenever I try to run it all I get is the "you lose" result even when my test print shows I got the same number.

#!/usr/bin/python3
import random

B = input("Pick a number between 1 and 5:" )
F = random.randrange(1, 5, 1)

if B == F:
    print("You win")
else:
    print("You lose")
print (B, F)

I can't tell if it's the == function that is causing the problem or the if function is wrong for some reason but it doesn't look it.

Python 2 answer: [Python: Problem with raw\_input reading a number](http://stackoverflow.com/q/5762938) — Martijn Pieters, May 19 '15 at 14:26
@MartijnPieters ah, that would be the reason. I didn't know you couldn't get the two to interact together — Oliver at ontoit, May 19 '15 at 14:28
@DavidGreydanus: Sure, but OTOH the Python 2 `input()` function is best avoided. — PM 2Ring, May 19 '15 at 14:35
Next time you have this problem, debug it and check what is B and F. Or do a print(repr(...)) — bgusach, May 19 '15 at 14:43

David Greydanus · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-19T14:40:58.313

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import random

B = int(input("Pick a number between 1 and 5 ")) # Input goes inside int()
F = random.randrange(1,5,1)

if B == F:
    print("you win")
else:
    print("you lose")
print(B, F)

Side Note: The code you produced actually works fine in Python 2 where input returns an int if appropriate.

edited May 19 '15 at 14:40

answered May 19 '15 at 14:27

David Greydanus

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '15 at 14:28

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Cast the input in order to get an int

#!/usr/bin/python3
import random

B = int(input("Pick a number between 1 and 5 " ))
F =(random.randrange(1,5,1))

if B == F:
    print("you win")
else:
    print("you lose")
print (B, F)

answered May 19 '15 at 14:28

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 19 '15 at 14:29

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B = int(input("Pick a number between 1 and 5 " ))

Change the type for the input to an integer.

answered May 19 '15 at 14:29

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Python 3 '==' or 'if' function not producing correct result

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