Simple Guessing Game in Python that doesn't work

Question

I am trying to make a simple guessing game. When I run the code and print the number in advance to check if the program is working, it keeps on having the same wrong response. In other words, even if the guess variable is equal to the num variable, the program still returns "Incorrect!", and I can't figure out why. Thank you in advance. The code is pretty self-explanatory, so I'll post it here.

import random

num = random.randint(1, 6)
print(num)

guess = input(f'Guess a number: ')

if guess == num:
    print(f'Correct!')
else:
    print(f'Incorrect!')

The guess you are reading from the user is a string. The num you are getting from the randint is an integer. You should covert the guess to an integer before comparing, like this: if int(guess) == num: ... — Boris Lipschitz
– Boris Lipschitz, Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 4:19
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– TheGuardener, Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 4:21

Locke · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-29 04:18:17Z

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You are comparing different types. num is an integer number while the guess is a string. You need to convert it to an integer before comparing them.

Try using num == int(guess) instead.

answered Mar 29, 2020 at 4:18

Locke

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4 Comments

Karl Knechtel Over a year ago

There have got to be a million duplicates for this question, but the SO search is failing me.

Boris Lipschitz Over a year ago

@KarlKnechtel - similar, but not an exact dupe - stackoverflow.com/questions/17661829/…

Locke Over a year ago

@KarlKnechtel there is also stackoverflow.com/questions/20449427/…

Boris Lipschitz Over a year ago

@KarlKnechtel - this is also related, but asks "how it does that" not "why it doesn't work", although, i guess, the initial question in his head was the same - stackoverflow.com/questions/40403108/…

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