On 01/06/2012 03:05 PM, Garland W. Binns wrote:
Hello, I have been experimenting with trying to rewrite the following
script so that a computer tries to guess a number I'm thinking of:
https://gist.github.com/1572067
I was thinking that basically I need to create a while loop, and somehow
redefine the randrange depending on whether or not I provide raw input
saying that the guess is higher or lower.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
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Sure. Start from scratch.
Seriously, the program you're desiring has little to do with the one you
already wrote, other than probably using print and raw_input. The
optimal answer doesn't even need any random calls in it.
Are you familiar with the concept of binary search? That's what you
should implement.
Take a crack at it, and see what you come up with.
Hint: think of a way to express the thinking part (the alogorithm) as a
function, and write that first. Then you just write something that
controls its calls to the function based on user input.
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DaveA
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