##################################################################### # program name: guess.py # auther: max baseman # email: dos.fool@gmail.com # date: 5/01/07 # short description: # this is a program that has two features # one that randomly picks numbers till it gets yours # and one that picks the most effective way till it gets your number ##################################################################### from random import randrange as random print "welcome to a number guessing program" print print "enter 1 for random " print "or" print "enter 2 for efficient" print guesstype=input(" >") if guesstype == 1: number=input("pick a number >") numrange=input("pick a range >")+1 guessed=[0] guess=random(numrange) if guess==0: guess=random(numrange) print guess guessed.append(guess) guesses=1 while guess!=number: guessed.append(guess) guesses=guesses+1 guess=random(numrange) if guess in guessed: while guess in guessed: guess=random(numrange) print guess print"i got the number",number,"in",guesses,"guesses, out of a range of",numrange-1 elif guesstype == 2: number=input("pick a number >") numrange=input("pick a range >")+1 guess=numrange/2 print guess guesses=1 min=0 max=numrange while guess!=number: if guess < number: min=guess else: max=guess guess = (min+max) /2 guesses= guesses +1 print guess print "i got the number",number,"in",guesses,"guesses, out of a range of",numrange-1 print