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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

Higher or Lower

Higher or Lower is a numbers guessing game. In this game, the computer chooses a random number, and the user tries to guess what number the computer has chosen. There are many different ways to build this game, and many versions of this game have been built by different people.

Our version of the game will have two levels:

  • An easy level
  • A hard level

The computer will first choose a random, secret number between 1 and 100. In the easy level, the user will get unlimited chances to guess the correct number. In the hard level, the user will only get three chances to guess the correct number, and then they will lose the game.

This game can be coded in different ways and still work well—this is one of the most awesome things about writing code. However, we will focus on writing code that uses a while loop for the easy version and a for loop for the hard version. This will let us practice our loops and build a game that has different levels of challenge.

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