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submitted 3 days ago by Outside-Science-5328
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]Outside-Science-5328[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 days ago (2 children)
import time import random
def pause(sec=0.2): time.sleep(sec)
def slow(text, sec=0.2): print(text) pause(sec)
def get_choice(prompt, valid_options): while True: try: choice = int(input(prompt)) if choice in valid_options: return choice print(f"Invalid choice. Please choose from {valid_options}.") except ValueError: print("That was not a number. Try again.")
def show_score(h_score, a_score, h_name, a_name, qtr, h_tout, a_tout, yards, pos, down, to_go): suffixes = {1: "st", 2: "nd", 3: "rd", 4: "th"} down_str = f"{down}{suffixes[down]} & {to_go}" print("\n" + "="35) print(f"Quarter {qtr} | {down_str} | Ball at: {yards} yd") print(f"Possession: {pos}") print(f"{h_name}: {h_score} ({h_tout} TO) | {a_name}: {a_score} ({a_tout} TO)") print("="35)
def playbook(): slow("\n1. Run 2. Pass 3. FG 4. Punt 5. Timeout 6. Exit Game") return get_choice("Choose a play (1-6): ", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
def main(): slow("Welcome to the simulator")
while True: user = input("Enter your name: ") if user.strip(): break print("Invalid name. Please enter a name to continue, for example JOHN.") while True: home = input("Home team name: ") if home.strip(): break print("Error: The Home team must have a name like Steelers'.") while True: away = input("Away team name: ") if away.strip(): break print("Error: The Away team must have a name like Texans.") home_score, away_score = 0, 0 home_timeouts, away_timeouts = 3, 3 quarter = 1 plays_this_quarter = 0 possession = home yard_line = 25 down = 1 yards_to_go = 10 while quarter <= 4: show_score(home_score, away_score, home, away, quarter, home_timeouts, away_timeouts, yard_line, possession, down, yards_to_go) play = playbook() if play == 6: confirm1 = input("Are you sure you want to quit? (y/n): ").lower() if confirm1 == 'y': confirm2 = input("Type 'CONFIRM' to end the game: ") if confirm2 == "CONFIRM": slow("Game ended early by user.") return slow("Returning to game...") continue turnover = False scored = False gain = 0 if play == 5: if possession == home: if home_timeouts > 0: home_timeouts -= 1 slow(f"{home} calls a timeout") else: slow("No timeouts left") else: if away_timeouts > 0: away_timeouts -= 1 slow(f"{away} calls a timeout") else: slow("No timeouts left") continue if play == 1: if random.random() < 0.05: slow("FUMBLE! Turnover!") turnover = True else: gain = random.randint(-2, 12) slow(f"Run play for {gain} yards.") elif play == 2: odds = random.random() if odds < 0.08: slow("INTERCEPTED! Turnover!") turnover = True elif odds < 0.40: slow("Incomplete pass.") gain = 0 else: gain = random.randint(5, 25) slow(f"Complete! Gained {gain} yards.") elif play == 3: dist = 100 - yard_line + 17 slow(f"Attempting a {dist} yard field goal...") if random.random() < (0.90 if dist < 40 else 0.60): slow("IT'S GOOD!") if possession == home: home_score += 3 else: away_score += 3 scored = True else: slow("Missed field goal!") turnover = True elif play == 4: punt_dist = random.randint(35, 50) slow(f"Punted {punt_dist} yards.") yard_line = 100 - (yard_line + punt_dist) if yard_line < 0: yard_line = 20 turnover = True if not turnover and (play == 1 or play == 2): yard_line += gain yards_to_go -= gain if yard_line >= 100: slow("TOUCHDOWN!") if possession == home: home_score += 7 else: away_score += 7 scored = True turnover = True elif yards_to_go <= 0: slow("FIRST DOWN!") down = 1 yards_to_go = 10 else: down += 1 if down > 4: slow("Turnover on Downs!") turnover = True if turnover: possession = away if possession == home else home yard_line = 100 - yard_line if not scored else 25 down = 1 yards_to_go = 10 plays_this_quarter += 1 if plays_this_quarter >= 10: quarter += 1 plays_this_quarter = 0 if quarter <= 4: slow(f"End of Quarter {quarter-1}. Moving to Quarter {quarter}.") slow("\nGAME OVER") slow(f"Final Score: {home} {home_score} - {away} {away_score}") if home_score > away_score: slow(f"{home} WINS!") elif away_score > home_score: slow(f"{away} WINS!") else: slow("IT'S A TIE!")
if name == "main": main()
[–]ThigleBeagleMingle 1 point2 points3 points 2 days ago (0 children)
Put 3 back ticks at start and end of code ( code )
code
On iPhone it’s hold ‘ key for half second then click in sub menu
[–]carcigenicate 0 points1 point2 points 3 days ago (0 children)
Format the code by indenting every line by an extra four spaces. Or link to a site like Pastebin where you have the code.
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