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# Guess My Number
#
# The computer picks a random number between 1 and 100
# The player tries to guess it and the computer lets
# the player know if the guess is too high, too low
# or right on the money

import random  

print("\tWelcome to 'Guess My Number'!")
print("\nI'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100.")
print("Try to guess it in as few attempts as possible.\n")

# set the initial values
the_number = random.randint(1, 100)
guess = int(input("Take a guess: "))
tries = 0

# guessing loop
while guess != the_number:
    tries = tries + 1
    if tries == 5:
        print "You are out of tries."
        break

    if guess > the_number:
        print("Lower...")
    else:
        print("Higher...")
            
    guess = int(input("Take a guess: "))

if guess == the_number
    print("You guessed it!  The number was", the_number)
    print("And it only took you", tries, "tries!\n")
else:
    print("You lost. Sorry.")
  
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")