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Command-line Version of Magic 8 Ball
# Magic 8 Ball by Chris Pedersen
# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
# For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
import random
# Greet the User
print("Welcome to Magic 8 Ball!")
# Create Game Loop
keepPlaying = True
while keepPlaying == True:
# Prompt the User To Ask a Question
question = raw_input("What is your question?")
# Generate a Random Number Between 0 and 19
randomNumber = random.randint(0, 19)
# Create a List (or Array) of Fortunes
# (We Will Use These Fortunes to Answer Our User's Questions)
fortune = []
fortune.append("It is certain.")
fortune.append("It is decidedly so.")
fortune.append("Without a doubt.")
fortune.append("Yes - definitely.")
fortune.append("You may rely on it.")
fortune.append("As I see it, yes.")
fortune.append("Most likely.")
fortune.append("Outlook good.")
fortune.append("Yes.")
fortune.append("Signs point to yes.")
fortune.append("Reply hazy, try again.")
fortune.append("Ask again later.")
fortune.append("Better not tell you now.")
fortune.append("Cannot predict now.")
fortune.append("Concentrate and ask again.")
fortune.append("Don't count on it.")
fortune.append("My reply is no.")
fortune.append("My sources say no.")
fortune.append("Outlook not so good.")
fortune.append("Very doubtful.")
# Create an If-Statement To Determine Which Fortune We Will
# use to Answer the User's Question Depending on the Value
# of our randomNumber
if randomNumber == 0:
print(fortune[0])
elif randomNumber == 1:
print(fortune[1])
elif randomNumber == 2:
print(fortune[2])
elif randomNumber == 3:
print(fortune[3])
elif randomNumber == 4:
print(fortune[4])
elif randomNumber == 5:
print(fortune[5])
elif randomNumber == 6:
print(fortune[6])
elif randomNumber == 7:
print(fortune[7])
elif randomNumber == 8:
print(fortune[8])
elif randomNumber == 9:
print(fortune[9])
elif randomNumber == 10:
print(fortune[10])
elif randomNumber == 11:
print(fortune[11])
elif randomNumber == 12:
print(fortune[12])
elif randomNumber == 13:
print(fortune[13])
elif randomNumber == 14:
print(fortune[14])
elif randomNumber == 15:
print(fortune[15])
elif randomNumber == 16:
print(fortune[16])
elif randomNumber == 17:
print(fortune[17])
elif randomNumber == 18:
print(fortune[18])
elif randomNumber == 19:
print(fortune[19])
# Ask The User if He or She Would Like To Play Again
response = raw_input("Would you like to ask Magic 8 Ball another question? Enter y for yes, n for no.")
if response == "y":
keepPlaying = True
else:
keepPlaying = False
print("Goodbye")
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