catchup_pet.py

import time
import sys

pet = {
  "name": input("Name your pet!\n>"),
  "hunger": 0,
  "happiness": 100,
}


# create a filled bar i.e. [######  ]
def to_bar(value, char):
  fill = int(value / 10)
  return "[" + char * fill + " " * (10 - fill) + "]"


def show_stats():
  print(pet["name"], ":", to_bar(pet["hunger"], 'X'), to_bar(pet["happiness"], '#'))


def feed():
  pet["hunger"] -= 40

  # negative numbers are set to 0
  if pet["hunger"] < 0:
    pet["hunger"] = 0
    print(pet["name"], "is stuffed!")


def play():
  pet["happiness"] += 30

  if pet["happiness"] > 100:
    pet["happiness"] = 100


def tick(delta):
  pet["hunger"] += round(delta/2)
  pet["happiness"] -= round(delta/3)

  if pet["hunger"] > 100:
    print(pet["name"], "is starving and ran away!")
    sys.exit()
  elif pet["happiness"] < 0:
    print(pet["name"], "ran away!")
    sys.exit()


while True:
  start_time = time.time()
  action = input("\nFeed, Play, or check on pet?\n>").lower()

  if action == "feed":
    feed()
  elif action == "play":
    play()
  elif action == "check":
    pass
  else:
    print("You cannot", action)

  elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
  tick(elapsed_time)
  show_stats()