A simple guessing game in python. Read the article for more info: https://medium.com/byte-sized-code/a-simple-guessing-game-in-python-3d825dc9223b?source=friends_link&sk=209b685920e3026e0f6d0e46eef7b752

guess_game.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# imports
import argparse
import random
from math import log

def main(range_end):
    guesses_made = 0
    # number of guesses is 1 + the log of the range
    no_of_guesses = round(log(range_end)) + 1
    # introductory message
    name = input('Hello! What is your name?\n')

    number = random.randint(1, range_end)
    print('Well, {}, I am thinking of a number between 1 and {}'.format(name, range_end))
    print("You get {} guesses!".format(no_of_guesses))
    # flag to keep track of whether the user loses
    lost = True
    # guessing loop
    while guesses_made < no_of_guesses:
        guesses_made += 1
        try:
            guess = int(input('Take a guess: '))
        except ValueError:
            print("Oops! That was not a valid integer!\nAlas! You lose a chance!")
        finally:
            print("Number of chances left: ", no_of_guesses - guesses_made)
            print("")
        if guess < number:
            print("Your guess is too low.")
        elif guess > number:
            print("Your guess is too high.")
        else:
            # user wins!
            print("good job, {}! You guessed my number in {} guesses!".format(name, guesses_made))
            lost = False
            break
    # losing message
    if lost:
        print("Nope. The number I was thinking of was {}".format(number))