https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-python/projects/number-guess
“”"
“”“This program will select one winner, either the user or the computer. The user wins if they correctly guess the total of the number rolled on the dice; otherwise, the computer wins!”""
from random import randint
from time import sleep
def get_user_guess():
guess = int(raw_input("Guess a number: "))
return guess
def roll_dice(number_of_sides):
first_roll = randint(1, number_of_sides)
second_roll = randint(1, number_of_sides)
max_val = number_of_sides * 2
print “The maximum possible value of any roll is: %d” % max_val
get_user_guess(guess)
if guess > max_val:
print “Invalid input! No guessing higher than maximum possible value!”
else:
print “Rolling …”
sleep(2)
print “The first roll is: %d” % first_roll
sleep(1)
print “The second roll is: %d” % second_roll
sleep(1)
total_roll = first_roll + second_roll
print “Result …”
sleep(1)
if guess == total_roll:
print “Congratulations! You won!”
else:
print “Sorry, you lost! Try Again”
roll_dice(6)
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The error message is as below:
$ python NumberGuess.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “NumberGuess.py”, line 31, in
total_roll = first_roll + second_roll
NameError: name ‘first_roll’ is not define
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Could someone please point out why this code is failing as to my mind, I had earlier defined the first_roll variable. Many thanks in advance for your help.
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