# run it on a real Python # interpreter, not on SoloLearn's code # playground, please! # SoloLearn's Python Interpreter # doesn't work properly # I have ran this Python script # through QPython3 android app # interpreter from random import randint print("\n* Guessing number.") # creates guess number range number_range = input("\n<<< Enter the guess number range separated by a space: ") # input example: 1 100 number_range = number_range.split() for i in range(len(number_range)): number_range[i] = int(number_range[i]) if number_range[0] > number_range[1]: number_range[0], number_range[1] = number_range[1], number_range[0] print("\n* So, it is between " + str(number_range[0]) + " and " + str(number_range[1]) + ".") # 'guessing number theory' algorithm number = randint(number_range[0], number_range[1]) chance = 1 guessed = False temp_lower_range = number_range[0] temp_upper_range = number_range[1] while guessed == False: guess = (temp_lower_range + temp_upper_range) // 2 print("\n<<< Your guess " + str(chance) + " should be: " + str(guess)) #guess = int(input("\n<<< Enter your guess " + str(chance) + ": ")) if guess < number: print (">>> little higher") temp_lower_range = guess + 1 elif guess > number: print(">>> little lower") temp_upper_range = guess - 1 elif guess == number: print(">>> !!! MIND READER !!!") guessed = True chance += 1 # calculates maximum number of guesses max_chance = 1 total_numbers = number_range[1] - number_range[0] + 1 temp_quotient = total_numbers while temp_quotient > 1: max_chance += 1 temp_quotient //= 2 print("\n* Any number between " + str(number_range[0]) + " and " + str(number_range[1]) + " can be guessed quickly by maximum of " + str(max_chance) + " guesses with these directional hints and the guessing number theory algorithm.")

Automatic guessing of number algorithm