gistfile1.py

import random
import time
import sys
import os
 
# set the range for the user to guess
MIN_NUMBER = 1
MAX_NUMBER = 10000
 
def get_random(min, max): 
    """ Generates a random number. This function will take a minimum value and a maximum value and generate a random number between them."""
    random_number = random.randint(min, max)
    return random_number
    
def is_int(x):
    try:
        x = int(x)
        return True
    except ValueError:
        return False
        
def how_close(guess, right_answer):
    return right_answer - guess

 
#clear screen
os.system('cls')  # on windows
print "Welcome. I am the Oracle."
print "I will think of a number between %s and %s. Guess it and you will win!" % (MIN_NUMBER, MAX_NUMBER)
 
while True:
    user_answer = raw_input("Ready? <y/n> ")
    if user_answer.lower().startswith('y' )
        print "Great! Let's go."
        break;
    elif user_answer.lower().startswith('n')
        print "Okay. Consult the Oracle when you are ready."
        sys.exit()
 
print "Coming up with a number."
time.sleep(2)
oracles_number = get_random(MIN_NUMBER, MAX_NUMBER)
print "Got it!"
number_of_guesses = 0
while True: 
    number_of_guesses = number_of_guesses + 1
    user_answer = raw_input("\nGuess> ")
    # did the user type in a valid number?  
    user_answer_is_int = is_int(user_answer)
    
    if user_answer_is_int:
        # turn the string "user_anwser" into an int
        user_answer = int(user_answer)
        delta = how_close(user_answer, oracles_number)
        if delta < 0:
            print "Guess lower."
        elif delta > 0:
            print "Guess higher."
        else:
            print "You guessed it!"
            break;
    else:
      print "That is not a whole number."
    
print "It took you %s guesses to guess my number." % (number_of_guesses)