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Python Projects for Kids

You're reading from   Python Projects for Kids Unleash Python and take your small readers on an adventurous ride through the world of programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782175063
Length 192 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jessica Ingrassellino Jessica Ingrassellino
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Welcome! Let's Get Started 2. Variables, Functions, and Users FREE CHAPTER 3. Calculate This! 4. Making Decisions – Python Control Flows 5. Loops and Logic 6. Working with Data – Lists and Dictionaries 7. What's in Your Backpack? 8. pygame 9. Tiny Tennis 10. Keep Coding! A. Quick Task Answers Index

Skills needed to make a program


Now, we will review our list of elements needed to make a successful game, and we will brainstorm the solutions to program each element. Taking time now to figure out how we want to solve the problem helps us create a program that works well once the pieces are put together.

Each player enters their name, and then places four items in their backpack. In order to get the player names into the computer, we will need to make a variable to hold the name of each player. We will use raw_input() to get the items and store the items in the computer:

Each player gets a chance to guess what is in the other player's backpack.

Remember our game Higher or Lower? This function will be like higher and lower. We will compare the first player's guesses to the items in the second player's backpack. We will need to use raw_input to do prompt the guesses. Then, we will need some if/elif/else logic to compare the guesses and give the user output. The output will be printed to the...

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