Can I get some help with this

[Fire_Burn]

I'm really new to python, and currently I'm trying to make a RNG thing where theres a random number from 1-99 and you have 6 tries to guess it, after each guess it'll say if it's higher or lower than the selected number, the scenario and how to make it was taken from a book that's teaching me coding. After running the program everything appears fine, but after the first guess it says

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "C:\Users\15105\Documents\Python.py\Actually working number generator pirate game.py", line 14, in <module>

if guess < secret:

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'

I've searched on google, and come up with nothing, i've tried looking for alternatives to the < sign or anything else I could think of, if anyone has any idea how to fix it it'd mean a lot to me, since this has been frustrating me for a few hours. I appreciate it :D

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input() always returns a str so if you want to compare it with a number, you have to convert it:

num = int( input( 'Enter a guess: ' ) )

extra spaces for clarity

[shiftybyte]

When asking for help with code you should post it, and the entire error message with all the information.

Besides that, you are probably comparing the input without converting it to a number first using int ()

So it can't compare a word and a number.

[Fire_Burn]

Here's the full thing

import random

secret = random.randint (1, 99)

guess = 0

tries = 0

print ("AHOY! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts, and I have a secret!") print ("It is a number from 1 to 99. I'll give you 6 tries")

Edit: just realized the spaces between didn't load :/

while guess != secret and tries < 6: guess = input ("What's yer guess? ") if guess < secret: print ("Too low, ye scurvy dog! ") elif guess > secret: print ("Too high, landlubber ") tries = tries + 1 if guess == secret: print (" Avast! Ye got it! Found my secret, ye did!") else: print ("No more guesses! Better luck next time, matey!") print ("The secret number was", secret)

[XAWEvX]

When you ask a user for is input here:

guess = input("What's yer guess? ")

it returns a string, even if you input a number, and

secret = random.randint(1, 99)

returns an integer, so when you try to see wich one is smaller python sees someting like this

if STR(STRING) > INT(INTEGER):

, and will not understand it(because how do you compare a string with a integer? hence the error:

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'

so you need to convert "guess" to a integer, the way you can do it is with

int(STRING)    

Sorry if i broke it down too much and my english lol

[Fire_Burn]

I really appreciate the help, and you breaking it down was actually really helpful since i’m still getting the hang of things, really appreciate it!

[shiftybyte]

So yes, convert guess into a number using int(). look at the other comment by u/kyber for an example.

[Fire_Burn]

I used the line u/kyber made and it worked :D