How to make a while loop change through the course of a Python game

Question

I’m trying to get my game to tell the player how many chances they have left after every other turn. So for example, after the first try say “WARNING: you have x amount of tries left” and then “LAST CHANCE” when the final try comes.

I’m not sure if it’s possible to loop within a loop in the way that I’m trying to do it.

num = 2
guess = ''
guess_count = 0
guess_limit = 3
out_of_guesses = False

#make a loop to tell the player how many chances they have left

while guess != num and not(out_of_guesses):
  print("WARNING: You only get THREE chances")
  if guess_count < guess_limit :
    guess = int(input('Guess a number between 1 and 10: '))
    guess_count += 1
  else:
    out_of_guesses = True
    
if out_of_guesses:
  print('Out of guesses. LOSER!')
else:
  print('BINGO! The times the CHARM! WINNER!')

Thanks so much.

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So I want the warning to change after every other turn unless the player guesses the correct number.

I hope this makes sense.

Does this answer your question? [How do I put a variable’s value inside a string (interpolate it into the string)?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2960772/how-do-i-put-a-variable-s-value-inside-a-string-interpolate-it-into-the-string) The "variable" in question is the number of remaining guesses, which you can easily calculate from the variables you already know. — Pranav Hosangadi, Feb 13 '23 at 18:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 13 '23 at 18:51

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If you want the program to print how many guesses are left in the warning, you could do something like this:

print(f"WARNING: You have {guess_limit-guess_count} guesses left")

This uses a feature called 'f strings' which allows you to put the value of a variable inside a string. Here I'm using it to put the result of guess_limit - guess_count inside the string, which should resolve to the number of guesses remaining.

answered Feb 13 '23 at 18:51

Rob Streeting

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Please look for a duplicate before answering questions. Questions involving simple language features have usually already been asked and answered – Pranav Hosangadi Feb 13 '23 at 18:52
Thank you so much! How would I go about getting my code to tell the player to be careful once their last attempt comes? I want to add a completely different message. Thank you so much! – Uchenna Umeh Feb 13 '23 at 19:57

Talha Tayyab · Answer 2 · 2023-02-13T20:18:18.153

num = 2
guess = ''
guess_count = 3
guess_limit = 0
out_of_guesses = False

#make a loop to tell the player how many chances they have left

while guess != num and not(out_of_guesses):
  
  if guess_count > guess_limit and guess_count!=1:
    print("WARNING: You only get {} chances".format(guess_count))
    guess = int(input('Guess a number between 1 and 10: '))
    guess_count -= 1
  elif guess_count==1:
    print('LAST CHANCE:')  # different method for last chance
    guess = int(input('Guess a number between 1 and 10: '))
    guess_count -= 1
  else:
    out_of_guesses = True
    
if out_of_guesses:
  print('Out of guesses. LOSER!')
else:
  print('BINGO! The times the CHARM! WINNER!')


#output
WARNING: You only get 3 chances
Guess a number between 1 and 10: 4
WARNING: You only get 2 chances
Guess a number between 1 and 10: 8
LAST CHANCE:
Guess a number between 1 and 10: 6
Out of guesses. LOSER!

Document str.format()

https://python-reference.readthedocs.io/en/latest/docs/str/format.html

Instead of just dumping the fixed code, a good answer should _explain_ what was changed, and provide links to documentation and further reading. Please also look for a duplicate before answering questions. Questions involving simple language features have usually already been asked and answered — Pranav Hosangadi, Feb 13 '23 at 18:54

How to make a while loop change through the course of a Python game

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