[Tutor] FW: 1 to 49 numbered grid

[boB Stepp]

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On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:38 AM, M Ali <MAli6 at dixonsaa.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob
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> I am trying to create the below and wanted an idea as to how I can start it
> off. I am willing to put the hours in and create the program myself from
> scratch before I can start teaching my students it. I would appreciate it if
> you can guide me and get me started:
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> •      There are board positions 1 to 49
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> •      There are two players
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> •      Each player takes it in turn to play
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> •      A player rolls two dice (1‐6 each) o Display value of dice rolled o
> Player moves that number of places
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> o   IF a double is rolled, then move back that number of spaces
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> o   Message must be displayed with dice numbers o Message must be displayed
> when a double is rolled
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> •      Player wins by getting to square 49 o Does not need to be exact
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> •      Must have a start game message
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> •      Must have a 'won' message
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> •      All messages need to be stored in a text file and loaded at the start
> of the program
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> •      Need to have 4 obstacles stored in a text file, along with the number
> of squares they move forward or backward by.  Must be loaded at the start of
> the game
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> From: M Ali
> Sent: 08 December 2016 15:22
> To: 'boB Stepp'
> Subject: RE: [Tutor] 1 to 49 numbered grid
> Importance: High
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> Hi Bob
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> Thank you ever so much in getting in touch. I have been given an exemplar
> work of what I am suppose do by examination board, but it’s in VB and I am
> using Python 3.3.4 version. I do not know where to start from as I have
> never created a program like this before. I am trying to create something
> like this in Python and was wondering would it be possible.
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> My students need to create something like the above, but I am not sure where
> to start from and any help or start will be much appreciated.
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> Regards
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> Mr Ali
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> From: boB Stepp [mailto:robertvstepp at gmail.com]
> Sent: 08 December 2016 15:02
> To: M Ali
> Cc: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] 1 to 49 numbered grid
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> Apologies!  My ever friendly Gmail reset my font preferences along the way
> and put me on a non-monospace font.  However, I hope the OP can determine my
> intent below despite the misalignment of my big one.
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> Cheers!
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> boB
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> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 8:51 AM, boB Stepp <robertvstepp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Greetings!
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>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 4:00 AM, M Ali <MAli6 at dixonsaa.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was wondering if you can help me, as I am struggling to create a
>>> numbered grid in Python. I am trying to be able to create a snakes and
>>> ladders game in Python and it must have a numbered grid and involve 2
>>> players. I would appreciate it if you can help me or guide me to create this
>>> game.
>>
>> There are plenty of people here ready and willing to help.  However,
>> you will need to be much more specific on where you are stuck.
>> Normally you should clearly state the problem you are trying to solve,
>> show the code relevant to your problem that you have written (copy and
>> paste), give any error tracebacks in full (copy and paste), state what
>> you were trying to do and what you expected, etc.  It is also usually
>> helpful to state what version of Python you are using and your
>> operating system.  Be forewarned:  We will *not* do your homework for
>> you.  You need to show effort and we will help you when you get stuck.
>>
>> As to what little you said, if you are printing your grid of numbers
>> to a terminal window, perhaps using triple quotes might be helpful?
>> Suppose you wanted a big number one:
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>> print("""
>>    __
>>  /    |
>>       |
>>       |
>>       |
>>       |
>>  ___|___
>> """)
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>> You could do things like set a variable equal to such a string.  For
>> instance you can replace the print() with "one =" and put your
>> triple-quoted string here.  You could do the same with variables two,
>> three, ... , nine.  This might give you more flexibility down the
>> line.  For instance you could have a dictionary of big numbers based
>> on doing this that might correlate with your grid numbers.  As for
>> your grid you could do similar things, break your grid boxes into
>> repeating tiles and store these elements in a suitable variable to
>> reuse as needed.  I am being very general here, but perhaps this can
>> give you some ideas.
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>> HTH!
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>> boB
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