> This looks like a fun project to work on. From > reading the description, I feel this would be pretty > straight forward game to program. However, I have no > idea how the computer would decide if it wanted a > rock, paper, or a pair of scissors. Any hints?
christopher, this is indeed a *great* exercise... i've been using it since i can't remember when... i had it as an exercise in BASIC and Pascal when i was in high school, then turned it into an exercise for my C and Python courses. naturally it's also in Core Python. others have said it and given code already, but this problem breaks down into 3 discrete steps: 1. give values to R, P or S, i.e., an int, char, or some constant 2. have the user choose one via its constant 3. have the computer choose another -- you will need to randomly pick one of the 3 constants 4. logic to determine who the "winner" is of if it is a draw good luck! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor