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  Courtney Pope
Courses Plus Student 1,384 PointsPlayer not defined
import random
CELLS = [(0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2),
                 (1, 0), (1, 1), (1, 2),
                 (2, 0), (2, 1), (2, 2)]
def get_locations():
    monster = random.choice(CELLS)
    door = random.choice(CELLS)
    start = random.choice(CELLS)
    if monster == door or monster == start or door == start:
        return get_locations()
    return monster, door, start 
def move_player(player, move):
    x, y = player
    if move == 'LEFT':
        y -= 1
    elif move == 'RIGHT':
        y += 1
    elif move == 'UP':
        x -= 1
    elif move == 'DOWN':
        x += 1
    return x,y
def get_moves(player):
    moves = ['LEFT', 'RIGHT', 'UP', 'DOWN']
    if player[1] == 0:
        moves.remove('LEFT')
    if player[1] == 2:
        moves.remove('RIGHT')
    if player[0] == 0:
        moves.remove('UP')
    if player[0] == 2:
        moves.remove('DOWN')    
    return moves
monster, door, start = get_locations()
while True:
    moves = get_moves(player)
    print("Welcome to The Dungeon")
    print("You are currently in room {}".format(player))
    print("You can move {}".format(moves))
    print("Enter QUIT to quit")
    move = input("> ")
    move = move.upper()
    if move == QUIT:
        break
    if move in moves:
        player = move_player(player, moves)
    else:
        print("** Stop walking into walls**")
        continue 
    if player == door:
        print("You've escaped")
        break
    if player == monster:
        print("You were eaten")
        break 
Keep getting player not defined, but it should be defined as x, y
3 Answers
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Pointsit might be because you set y = player and then did if statements changing y but that does not change the value of player. This may or may not be why just throwing ideas out there.
Courtney Pope
Courses Plus Student 1,384 Pointsx, y = player
thats how it was done in the video
Jenna Dalgety
7,791 PointsCourtney,
I had the same problem. Change out all start variables for player variables.
Courtney Pope
Courses Plus Student 1,384 PointsCourtney Pope
Courses Plus Student 1,384 PointsIve edited the question so it can be read better