rachael_work_original.py

def validate(hand):
    if hand < 0 or hand > 2:
        return False
    return True

def print_hand(hand, name='Guest'):
    hands = ['Rock', 'Paper', 'Scissors']
    print(name + ' picked: ' + hands[hand])

# Define the judge function
def judge(player,computer):
    # Add control flow based on the comparison of player and computer
   if player==computer:
       return 'Draw'
   # used wrong else if statement
   elif (player==0 and computer==1) or (player==1 and computer==2) or (player==2 and computer==0):
       return 'Lose'
   # Indentation of else was also off
   else:
        return 'Win'
    

print('Starting the Rock Paper Scissors game!')
player_name = input('Please enter your name: ')

print('Pick a hand: (0: Rock, 1: Paper, 2: Scissors)')
player_hand = int(input('Please enter a number (0-2): '))

if validate(player_hand):
    computer_hand = 1
    
    print_hand(player_hand, player_name)
    print_hand(computer_hand, 'Computer')
    
    # Assign the return value of judge to the result variable
    result=judge(player_hand,computer_hand)
    # Print the result variable
    print('Result: ' + result)
else:
    print('Please enter a valid number')

So this is the code you sent me. Let's break this down bit by bit.

• Line 16 has a wrong else if statement. In python we use elif instead. So should have it as

     elif (player==0 and computer==1) or (player==1 and computer==2) or (player==2 and computer==0):

• the other problem is on line 18; the indentation is not correct, it should be at the same indentation level as elif in line 16.

So looking at your code, it should be like this at the end.

def validate(hand):
    if hand < 0 or hand > 2:
        return False
    return True

def print_hand(hand, name='Guest'):
    hands = ['Rock', 'Paper', 'Scissors']
    print(name + ' picked: ' + hands[hand])

# Define the judge function
def judge(player,computer):
    # Add control flow based on the comparison of player and computer
   if player==computer:
       return 'Draw'
   elif (player==0 and computer==1) or (player==1 and computer==2) or (player==2 and computer==0):
       return 'Lose'
   else:
        return 'Win'


print('Starting the Rock Paper Scissors game!')
player_name = input('Please enter your name: ')

print('Pick a hand: (0: Rock, 1: Paper, 2: Scissors)')
player_hand = int(input('Please enter a number (0-2): '))

if validate(player_hand):
    computer_hand = 1

    print_hand(player_hand, player_name)
    print_hand(computer_hand, 'Computer')

    # Assign the return value of judge to the result variable
    result=judge(player_hand,computer_hand)
    # Print the result variable
    print('Result: ' + result)
else:
    print('Please enter a valid number')