Trying to make a basic Python score counter in a game... will not count.

[Mitya Sirenef]

On 12/16/2012 01:17 PM, tbg wrote:
> On Sunday, December 16, 2012 1:07:16 PM UTC-5, Mitya Sirenef wrote:
>> On 12/16/2012 12:00 PM, Darrien Glasser wrote:
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>>> Hey guys, I'm working on a  Python rock paper scissors (lizard spock) game, and the beginning is
>> complete. After I finished it, I thought, "You know what? I think I can
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>> make this even better, and add a score counter." And so I did.
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>>   > The problem is that it doesn't seem to actually keep track of score.
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>> In fact it always keeps the score at 0 for both players. It's fully
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>> functional otherwise, but it's bothering me that I can't get it to work.
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>>   > Currently using Windows Python 32 bit v2.6.8
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>>   > Download of the code here:
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>>   > https://www.box.com/s/2lupxeyk5jvsxs0zkdfb
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>>   > Copy of the code here:
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>>   > http://pastebin.com/MNdgiuSY
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>>   > Thanks in advance for your help...
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>> I was actually thinking of making a simple rock paper scissors game so I
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>> went ahead and cobbled it together, using a design with a class and
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>> generally a structured approach.. It keeps the scores, too, and you can
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>> set both players to be AI, or one to be AI, or both to be humans:
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>> https://github.com/pythonbyexample/PBE/blob/master/code/rockpaper.py
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>> (it needs python3 but can be easily changed to work with python2.x)
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>>    - mitya
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>> -- 
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>> Lark's Tongue Guide to Python: http://lightbird.net/larks/
> Well there goes my hopes and dreams of being the first one to do that. Nice job by the way.

Well you were the first :-)  I just did it to illustrate a modular 
approach, I think a
simple game like that is a great learning opportunity.

I posted an update with some small cleanups just now..

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