Can't get my guessing game to recognize Ask_Number as an Integer

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So I am trying to get my Ask_Number to cooperate with my guessing game. For some reason the game code wont reconize that the Response to the Ask_Number is an interger. I've tried to define response as well and that just ends up breaking the code in a different way. I am going insane with this stuff. Here is the code:

import sys

def ask_number(question, low, high):
    """Ask for a number from 1 to 100."""

    response = int(input(question))

    while response not in range(low, high):
        ask_number("Try again. ", 1, 100)
        break
    else:
        print(response)
        return response


ask_number("Give me a number from 1-100: ", 1, 100)

print("\tWelcome to 'Guess My Number'!")
print("\nI'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100.")
print("Try to guess it in as few attempts as possible. OR ELSE!!!\n")
le_number = ask_number
guess = int(input("Take a Friggin Guess: "))
tries = 1
# guessing loop
while guess != le_number:
    if guess > le_number:
        print("Lower Idgit....")
    else:
        print("Higher Idgit...")

    if tries > 5:
        print("Too bad Idgit. You tried to many times and failed... What a shocker.")
print("The number was", le_number)
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit Idgit")
sys.exit()

guess = int(input("Take a guess:"))
tries += 1


print("You guessed it! The number was", le_number)
print("And it only took you", tries, "tries!\n")
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit Idgit")

If you guys could help me shed some light that would be great.

Your funciton is also not using any kind of try/except so it will crash on bad inputs ... — Patrick Artner, Feb 17 '19 at 21:27

Patrick Artner · Answer 1 · 2019-02-17T21:53:10.623

This is confusing:

response = int(input(question))

while response not in range(low, high):
    ask_number("Try again. ", 1, 100)
    break                              # will leave the loop after 1 retry
else:                                  # so the while is superflous 
    print(response)                    # and the else part is never executed if you break
    return response                    # from a while, only if it evaluates to false

and this:

le_number = ask_number

does not execute the function - you need to call it:

le_number = ask_number("some question", 5,200) # with correct params

# or
while guess != ask_number("some question", 5,200):    # with correct params

It would be better to do "more" inside the function. The function of this function is to provide you with a number - all that is needed to do so is inside it - you can easily test/use it and be sure to get a number from it (unless the user kills your program, dies or the computer crashes):

def ask_number(question, low, high):
    """Ask for a number from low to high (inclusive)."""
    msg = f"Value must be in range [{low}-{high}]"
    while True:
        try:
            num = int(input(question))
            if low <= num <= high:
                return num
            print(msg)
        except ValueError:
            print(msg)


ask_number("Give me a number: ",20,100)

Output:

Give me a number: 1
Value must be in range [20-100]
Give me a number: 5
Value must be in range [20-100]
Give me a number: tata
Value must be in range [20-100]
Give me a number: 120
Value must be in range [20-100]
Give me a number: 50

This way only valid values ever escape the function.

For more infos please read the answers on Asking the user for input until they give a valid response

the_given_number = ask_number("Give me a number: ",20,100)

# do something with it 
print(200*the_given_number)  # prints 10000 for input of 50

thank you for the response. Though what I'm trying to make happen is the guessing game below recognizes the Ask_Number as an integer that's all. It wont for some reason — William Kleinknecht Barasu13, Feb 17 '19 at 21:40
@will You need to store the number in a variable and then can use it - it is an integer ...see edit — Patrick Artner, Feb 17 '19 at 21:43
Thank you so much i will keep both of these responses in mind for next tme i deal with this. Thank you again — William Kleinknecht Barasu13, Feb 17 '19 at 21:53
@wil edited - there are several other things that confuse - best thing to do for posting here is create a [mcve] that replicates your problem without needless lines - like f.e. the line `ask_number("Give me a number from 1-100: ", 1, 100)` or `guess = int(input("Take a Friggin Guess: "))` - the first does nothing with the number it might get, the latter should simply use `ask_number(question, low, high)` as well ... — Patrick Artner, Feb 17 '19 at 21:55

Can't get my guessing game to recognize Ask_Number as an Integer

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