DuckieDai Guess the Number Python Program

games · MIT License

Overview

A number guessing game with three levels: find the secret number in as few tries as you can, with a too high or too low hint after every guess.

Owner-tested on a TI calculator
Version 1.0.0
2181 bytes
Uses random

Download GUESNUM.py Read the source How to install

Before you run it

TI-84 Plus CE Python · No calculator OS or Python App version has been verified.
TI Connect CE .py transfer to the Python App; the owner's transfer details were not recorded
The secret number is chosen at random by the calculator for each round.
Wins and losses are kept only while the program is running.
Levels and guesses must be whole numbers; anything else asks again.

Play it here first

Play a full round right here before you download. The screen below runs the same steps as the calculator game: type your answer in the box under it and press Enter, just as you would on the calculator. Each round picks a new secret, and nothing you type is saved.

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How to play

How to play Guess the Number

About the game

The calculator picks a secret whole number and you try to find it. After every wrong guess it tells you whether you were too low or too high, so each guess can cut down where the number can be.

Pick one of three levels. Harder levels have a bigger range and only a few more tries, so a good strategy matters more than luck.

Controls

1, 2, or 3: choose Easy (1 to 10, 5 tries), Medium (1 to 50, 7 tries), or Hard (1 to 100, 8 tries)
number keys: type a guess
enter: submit a guess or an answer
Y: play another round; any other answer ends the game

How to play

Press enter at the opening screen.
Type 1, 2, or 3 to choose a level.
Type a guess and press enter. The calculator says Too LOW!, Too HIGH!, or YOU GOT IT!
If you run out of tries, it shows GAME OVER! and the number it was thinking of.
After each round it shows your wins, losses, and games played. Type Y to play again.

Tips

Guess the middle of what is left. On Hard, start at 50; if that is too low, try 75, then keep halving the gap.
Halving the range finds any number from 1 to 100 within 7 guesses, so Hard's 8 tries are always enough with this strategy.
A guess outside the range, or a decimal, is not counted. The calculator just asks again.

Good to know

The win and loss totals start over each time you run the program.
To stop the game at any time, press the [on] key. The Python App returns to the shell.

Exact reviewed bytes

Source code

Download .py

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from random import randint


def intro():
    print("DUCKIEDAI(TM)")
    print("GUESS THE NUMBER")
    print()
    print("      __")
    print("  ___(o )> quack!")
    print("  \\ <_. )")
    print("   `---'")
    print()
    print("by DuckieDai")
    print("hiddenwordscanner.com")
    input("Press Enter ")
    print("\n"*6)

def number(prompt,low,high):
    while True:
        try:
            n=int(input(prompt))
            if low<=n<=high:
                return n
            print("Enter",low,"to",high)
        except ValueError:
            print("Whole numbers only!")

def game():
    wins=0
    losses=0

    while True:
        print("GUESS THE NUMBER")
        print("1. Easy  (1-10)")
        print("2. Med   (1-50)")
        print("3. Hard  (1-100)")

        mode=number("Level? ",1,3)

        if mode==1:
            top=10
            tries=5
        elif mode==2:
            top=50
            tries=7
        else:
            top=100
            tries=8

        secret=randint(1,top)
        left=tries
        won=False

        print("\n"*5)
        print("I'm thinking of")
        print("a number 1 to",top)
        print("You get",tries,"tries!")
        print("----------------")

        while left>0:
            print("Tries left:",left)
            guess=number("Guess? ",1,top)

            if guess==secret:
                print("YOU GOT IT!")
                print("QUACK QUACK!")
                won=True
                break

            left-=1

            if guess<secret:
                print("Too LOW!")
            else:
                print("Too HIGH!")

            if left>0:
                print("----------------")

        if won:
            wins+=1
        else:
            losses+=1
            print("GAME OVER!")
            print("Number was:",secret)

        print("----------------")
        print("Wins:",wins)
        print("Losses:",losses)
        print("Played:",wins+losses)

        again=input("Again? Y/N: ")
        if again.upper()!="Y":
            break

        print("\n"*6)

    
    print("\nThanks for playing!")
    print("DuckieDai (TM)")
    print("hiddenwordscanner.com")

intro()
game()

from random import randint
def intro():
print("DUCKIEDAI(TM)")
print("GUESS THE NUMBER")
print()
print(" __")
print(" ___(o )> quack!")
print(" \\ <_. )")
print(" `---'")
print()
print("by DuckieDai")
print("hiddenwordscanner.com")
input("Press Enter ")
print("\n"*6)
def number(prompt,low,high):
while True:
try:
n=int(input(prompt))
if low<=n<=high:
return n
print("Enter",low,"to",high)
except ValueError:
print("Whole numbers only!")
def game():
wins=0
losses=0
while True:
print("GUESS THE NUMBER")
print("1. Easy (1-10)")
print("2. Med (1-50)")
print("3. Hard (1-100)")
mode=number("Level? ",1,3)
if mode==1:
top=10
tries=5
elif mode==2:
top=50
tries=7
else:
top=100
tries=8
secret=randint(1,top)
left=tries
won=False
print("\n"*5)
print("I'm thinking of")
print("a number 1 to",top)
print("You get",tries,"tries!")
print("----------------")
while left>0:
print("Tries left:",left)
guess=number("Guess? ",1,top)
if guess==secret:
print("YOU GOT IT!")
print("QUACK QUACK!")
won=True
break
left-=1
if guess<secret:
print("Too LOW!")
else:
print("Too HIGH!")
if left>0:
print("----------------")
if won:
wins+=1
else:
losses+=1
print("GAME OVER!")
print("Number was:",secret)
print("----------------")
print("Wins:",wins)
print("Losses:",losses)
print("Played:",wins+losses)
again=input("Again? Y/N: ")
if again.upper()!="Y":
break
print("\n"*6)
print("\nThanks for playing!")
print("DuckieDai (TM)")
print("hiddenwordscanner.com")
intro()
game()

Filename: GUESNUM.py
Size: 2181 bytes
SHA-256: e5a41dc01de53596c6e55be21d7e4d3cdba53dfc1a7a33ade3840d468fa7e9cd

Usage

Inputs

A level from 1 to 3: Easy 1 to 10, Medium 1 to 50, Hard 1 to 100
One whole-number guess per try
Y to play again, anything else to stop

Outputs

Too LOW or Too HIGH after each wrong guess, with the tries left
YOU GOT IT on a correct guess, or GAME OVER with the secret number
Running totals of wins, losses, and games played

Units: Whole numbers; no units.

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

The secret number is chosen at random by the calculator for each round.
Wins and losses are kept only while the program is running.

Constraints

Levels and guesses must be whole numbers; anything else asks again.
A guess outside the level's range asks again and does not use up a try.

Known failures

A decimal such as 2.5 is not accepted as a guess; the program says Whole numbers only.
The win and loss totals reset when the program is started again.

Compatibility and review

Review status: Owner-tested on a TI calculator
Tested on: Owner reports personally playing this game on a TI-84 Plus CE Python calculator; the test date, OS version, and Python App version were not recorded
What happened: Owner reported pass on the calculator. The file is published exactly as provided; this exact file has not yet been rerun on a calculator.
Dependencies: random
Suggested calculator name: GUESNUM — you can give it another valid, unique name when you transfer it
Desktop test cases: Not available for this interactive-only source

This exact source auto-launches an interactive calculator session, so compatibility evidence comes from the recorded physical-device review rather than an importable desktop fixture.

Transfer and launch

Download the .py file, send it to your calculator with TI Connect CE as GUESNUM or another name, then open the Python App and start a game. Press [on] to stop at any time. This release has no verified calculator OS or Python App version; treat transfer and execution as unverified until independently tested.

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Version history

1.0.0 — current version, published 2026-10-12. Download this reviewed version

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Overview

Before you run it

Play it here first

How to play Guess the Number

About the game

Controls

How to play

Tips

Good to know

Source code

Usage

Inputs

Outputs

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

Constraints

Known failures

Compatibility and review

Transfer and launch

Version history

Related learning