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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Number Game Introduction

Posted by Ross McPherson
Ross McPherson
774 Points

Number Game, Program Won't Work!

I have tried countless times to try and figure out why this isn't working!

import random 
secret_num = random.randint(1, 10)

while True:
  guess = int(input("Guess a number betweeen 1 and 10: ")
  if guess == secret_num:
    print("You got it! My number was {}".format(secret_num))
    break
  else:
    print("Thats not it")```

I'm getting a syntax error in line 7.

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:point_right: It looks like you're missing a closing parenthesis ")" for the int function on the line above:

  guess = int(input("Guess a number betweeen 1 and 10: ")
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

import random

secret_num = random.randint(1, 10)

while True:

guess = int(input("guess a number between 1 and 10: "))

if guess == secret_num:

    print("you got it! my number was {}".format(secret_num))

    break

else:

    print("that is not it")

output: Guess a number between 1 and 10: 2

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 3

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 4

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 5

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 6

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 7

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 8

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 9

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 1

that is not it Guess a number between 1 and 10: 10

You got it! My number was 10

Randy Helvey
Randy Helvey
11,311 Points
Randy Helvey
Randy Helvey
11,311 Points

Close your input statement.