Programming Task #2 Number guessing game

guess_number.py

import random

def get_valid_guess(low: int, high: int) -> int:
    """
    Prompt the user until a valid integer guess within [low, high] is entered.

    Args:
        low (int): The lower bound of the valid range (inclusive).
        high (int): The upper bound of the valid range (inclusive).

    Returns:
        int: A valid integer guess from the user within the specified range.
    """
    while True:
        # Prompt the user for input
        guess = input(f"Enter a number between {low} and {high}: ")
        try:
            guess_int = int(guess)
            # Check if the guess is within the valid range
            if guess_int < low or guess_int > high:
                print(f'Invalid input. Please enter a number between {low} and {high}.\n')
                continue
            return guess_int
        except ValueError:
            # Handle non-integer input
            print('Invalid input. Please enter an integer.\n')

def check_input(guess: str, answer: int, low: int, high: int) -> list:
    """
    Evaluate the user's guess against the answer, print feedback, and update range.

    Args:
        guess (str): The user's guess as a string (will be converted to int).
        answer (int): The target number to guess.
        low (int): The current lower bound of the guessing range.
        high (int): The current upper bound of the guessing range.

    Returns:
        list: [guess_is_correct (bool), new_low (int), new_high (int)]
    """
    result = []
    guess_is_correct = False
    guess = int(guess)

    if guess == answer:
        print(f'Congratulations! You guessed the correct number: {answer}')
        guess_is_correct = True
    elif guess > answer:
        print("Too high\n")
        high = guess - 1  # Narrow the upper bound
    elif guess < answer:
        print('Too Low\n')
        low = guess + 1  # Raise the lower bound

    return [guess_is_correct, low, high]

def main():
    """
    Main game loop for the number guessing game.
    Generates a random answer and repeatedly prompts the user to guess,
    providing feedback and updating the valid range until the correct number is guessed.
    """
    guess_is_correct = False
    answer = random.randint(1, 100)  # Generate random target number
    low = 1
    high = 100

    while not guess_is_correct:
        # Get a valid guess from the user
        guess = get_valid_guess(low, high)
        # Check the guess and update game state
        guess_is_correct, new_low, new_high = check_input(guess, answer, low, high)
        low = new_low
        high = new_high

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()