Hey folks! I just finished the alienbot project but I have one last issue:
The cube-function only works for single digit numbers but I want it also to work on numbers like 100 or 0.001. I thought that the given regex (r"\d+") would at least capture all non-decimal numbers, but somehow it doesn’t work. Maybe its also an issue concerning the capturing with found_match.groups (I did not really get, how it works).
Also, I’m really thankful for improvement for my code!
Thanks for your help!
The code is below, you can find the task here: https://www.codecademy.com/paths/build-chatbots-with-python/tracks/rule-based-chatbots/modules/rule-based-chatbots/projects/python-chatbot-alienbot
# importing regex and random libraries
import re
import random
class AlienBot:
# potential negative responses
negative_responses = ("no", "nope", "nah", "naw", "not a chance", "sorry")
# keywords for exiting the conversation
exit_commands = ("quit", "pause", "exit", "goodbye", "bye", "later")
# random starter questions
random_questions = (
"Why are you here?\n",
"Are there many humans like you?\n",
"What do you consume for sustenance?\n",
"Is there intelligent life on this planet?\n",
"Does Earth have a leader?\n",
"What planets have you visited?\n",
"What technology do you have on this planet?\n"
)
def __init__(self):
self.alienbabble = {'describe_planet_intent': r'.*\syour planet.*',
'answer_why_intent': r'.*why\sare',
'cubed_intent': r'.*cube.*(\d+)' #HERE IS THE ISSUE: it doesnt work for 55, it only takes 5 for calculating...
}
# Define .greet() below:
def greet(self):
self.name = input("What's your name?\n")
will_help = input(f"Hi {self.name}, I'm Etcetera. I'm not from this planet. Will you help me learn about it?\n")
if will_help in self.negative_responses:
print("Ok, have a nice Earth day!")
return
self.chat()
# Define .make_exit() here:
def make_exit(self, reply):
for exit_command in self.exit_commands:
if exit_command in reply:
print("Ok, have a nice Earth day!")
return True
return False
# Define .chat() next:
def chat(self):
reply = input(random.choice(self.random_questions)).lower()
while self.make_exit(reply) == False:
reply = input(self.match_reply(reply))
# Define .match_reply() below:
def match_reply(self, reply):
for key, value in self.alienbabble.items():
intent = key
regex_pattern = value
found_match = re.match(regex_pattern, reply)
#print(found_match)
if found_match and intent == "describe_planet_intent":
return self.describe_planet_intent()
elif found_match and intent == "answer_why_intent":
return self.answer_why_intent()
elif found_match and intent == "cubed_intent":
return self.cubed_intent(found_match.groups()[0])
return self.no_match_intent()
# Define .describe_planet_intent():
def describe_planet_intent(self):
responses = ("My planet is a utopia of diverse organisms and species. ", "I am from Opidipus, the capital of the Wayward Galaxies. ")
return random.choice(responses)
# Define .answer_why_intent():
def answer_why_intent(self):
responses = ("I come in peace.\n", "I am here to collect data on your planet and its inhabitants.\n", "I heard the weed is good here!\n")
return random.choice(responses)
# Define .cubed_intent():
def cubed_intent(self, number):
number = int(number)
cubed_number = number**3
return f"The cube of {number} is {cubed_number}. This was easy though.\n"
# Define .no_match_intent():
def no_match_intent(self):
responses = ("Please tell me more.\n", "Why do you think so?\n", "I see, can you explain that more in depth?\n", "Why exactly?\n", "You know, I do not really support your opinion. Please just shut up and let me eat my veggies!\n")
return random.choice(responses)
# Create an instance of AlienBot below:
alienbot = AlienBot()
alienbot.greet()