...ported from Perl version

skipping_stones.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import random
import time
import sys

class Unbuffered( object ) :
      def __init__( self, stream ) :
           self.stream = stream
      def write( self, data ) :
           self.stream.write( data )
           self.stream.flush()
      def writelines( self, datas ) :
           self.stream.writelines( datas )
           self.stream.flush()
      def __getattr__( self, attr ) :
           return getattr( self.stream, attr )

sys.stdout = Unbuffered( sys.stdout )

distance = random.randint( 1, 50 )
stones = [ "_", "-" ]

print( "\033[?25l" ), # hide cursor

for i in range( 1, distance ) :
	print( "\r" ),
	print( "  " * i ),
	print( random.choice( stones ) ),
	time.sleep( 0.09 )

print( "\r" + "  " * i + "'splash!'" )
print( "\033[?25h" ), # show cursor
print( "\r%You scored: " + str( distance ) ),