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Start your free trialClayton McDaniels
5,788 PointsWhen I run in my terminal and input a location, I keep getting "That's not a valid location".
from cards import Card
import random
class Game:
def __init__(self):
self.size = 4
self.card_options = ["Add", "Boo", "Cat", "Dev",
"Egg", "Far", "Gum", "Hut"]
self.columns = [" A", "B", "C", "D"]
self.cards = []
self.locations = []
for column in self.columns:
for num in range(1, self.size + 1):
self.locations.append(f"{column}{num}")
def set_cards(self):
used_locations = []
for word in self.card_options:
for i in range(2):
available_locations = set(self.locations) - set(used_locations)
random_location = random.choice(list(available_locations))
used_locations.append(random_location)
card = Card(word, random_location)
self.cards.append(card)
def create_row(self, num):
row = []
for column in self.columns:
for card in self.cards:
if card.location == f"{column}{num}":
if card.matched:
row.append(str(card))
else:
row.append(" ")
return row
def create_grid(self):
header = " | " + "| ".join(self.columns) +"|"
print(header)
for row in range(1, self.size +1):
print_row = f"{row}|"
get_row = self.create_row(row)
print_row += "|".join(get_row) + "|"
print(print_row)
def check_match(self, loc1, loc2):
cards =[]
for card in self.cards:
if card.location == loc1 or card.location == loc2:
cards.append(card)
if cards [0] == cards[1]:
cards[0].matched = True
cards[1].matched = True
return True
else:
for card in cards:
print(f"{card.location}: {card}")
return False
def check_win(self):
for card in self.cards:
if card.matched == False:
return False
def check_location(self, time):
while True:
guess = input(f"What's the location of your {time} card? ")
if guess.upper() in self.locations:
return guess.upper()
else:
print("That's not a valid location. It should look like this: A1")
def start_game(self):
game_running = True
print("Memory Game")
self.set_cards()
while game_running:
self.create_grid()
guess1 = self.check_location("first")
guess2 = self.check_location("second")
if self.check_match(guess1, guess2):
if self.check_win():
print("Congrats!! You have guessed them all!")
self.create_grid()
game_running = False
else:
input("Those cards are not a match. Please enter to continue")
print("Game Over")
if __name__ == "__main__":
game = Game()
game.start_game()
1 Answer
Joseph Yhu
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 48,637 PointsI've just tested it, and it accepted all valid locations. Are you sure you didn't input a location that is outside the range?
Clayton McDaniels
5,788 PointsClayton McDaniels
5,788 PointsIt may be something with my editor VS Code.