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B R
2,660 PointsA Number Guessing Game - Storing Attempts to a List
Hello,
I am writing my code in Workspaces.
Does Workspaces not allow you to store lists or am I likely doing something wrong?
I seem to be unable to save scores to a list in order to calculate mean, median, and mode.
The list is outside of the function where I determine the len or count of the number of guesses made by a player while running the program. I then append that len or count to the list that is located outside of the function.
My stats never change. The number of guesses in that individual game are the same as the mean, median, and mode calculated from the list where I have attempted to store scores to individual games.
Thanks, B
2 Answers
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 PointsHey B R, there is some flow control issues with the game.
- if one wins the game, there is no path to restart the game. The
breakin line 93 exits thewhileloop andstart_gameends. This leads to always getting statistics on one data point. - Simply removing the break loops back to the top of the
whileloop and fails to set a new target number. - A better mechanism is needed to close out one game and start another.
It is a bit concerning that there are so many recursive calls to start_game() from with start_game. One suggestion would be to separate the game play from the play again code. Leave the actual game in start_game. Call start_game from an external while loop that asks after game completion if they want to play again, if so, call start_game() again, if not, print statistics. This removes the recursive calls.
If a number is out of range or not a number, it might work better to loop back to input to ask again instead of restarting the game, further removing recursive calls.
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!
B R
2,660 PointsThank you so much for your time and thoughtful feedback! I will work with those suggestions and hopefully make some progress.
Thanks, BR
B R
2,660 PointsThank you for your time!
I am currently working in "guessing_game.py" and not "guessing.py"
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 PointsChris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 PointsIt may be helpful to share a link to your workspace snapshot. Use the icon in upper right corner of the workspace window to creat snapshot.