Re: error help import random

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On Friday, November 20, 2015 at 11:06:05 PM UTC, Rob Gaddi wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:15:42 -0500, Terry Reedy wrote:
> 
> > On 11/20/2015 12:22 PM, Dylan Riley wrote:
> >> This is my fortune cookie program i wrote in python.
> >> the problem is it will not run past the first line of input.
> >> could someone please identify the error and explain to me why.
> >> here is the code:
> >>
> >> #the program silulates a fortune cookie #the program should display one
> >> of five unique fortunes, at randon, each time its run
> >>
> >> import random
> >>
> >> print("  \\ \\ \\ \\ DYLANS FORTUNE COOKIE \\ \\ \\ ")
> >> print("\n\n\tGood things come to those who wait")
> >> input("\nPress enter to see your fortune")
> >>
> >> fortune = random.randrange(6) + 1 print(fortune)
> >> if fortune == 1:
> >>      print("happy")
> >> elif fortune == 2:
> >>      print("horny")
> >> elif fortune == 3:
> >>      print("messy")
> >> elif fortune == 4:
> >>      print("sad")
> >> elif fortune == 5:
> >>      print("lool")
> > 
> > Use a dict instead of if-elif.
> > 
> > i = random.randrange(6)
> > fortunes = {0:'happy', 1:'horny', 2:'messy',
> >              3:'sad', 4:'lool', 5:'buggy'}
> > print(i, fortunes[i])
> > 
> 
> Or a list/tuple, which saves in typing, memory, and access time.
> 
>   fortunes = ('happy', 'horny', 'messy', 'sad', 'lool', 'buggy')
>   i = random.randrange(len(fortunes))
>   print(i, fortunes[i])
> 
> Or to be lazier still, just use random.choice
> 
>   fortunes = ('happy', 'horny', 'messy', 'sad', 'lool', 'buggy')
>   print(random.choice(fortunes))
> 
> None of which actually addresses the OP's issue with input(), but it's 
> nice to get the back half clean as well.
> 
> -- 
> Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology -- www.highlandtechnology.com
> Email address domain is currently out of order.  See above to fix.

very nice i like the way you code. i managed to solve the problem it was because i wasnt using raw_input however i updated to python 3 so the original now works. many thanks anyway

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error help import random Dylan Riley <dylan.riley@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-20 09:22 -0800
  Re: error help import random Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 04:30 +1100
  Re: error help import random Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-11-20 18:57 +0100
  Re: error help import random Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-20 11:10 -0700
  Re: error help import random Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-11-20 15:15 -0500
    Re: error help import random Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2015-11-20 23:03 +0000
      Re: error help import random Dylan Riley <dylan.riley@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-20 19:26 -0800
  Re: error help import random Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-11-20 18:05 -0500

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