number_guessing_game.py

# Number Guessing Game
# Count attempts only for valid numbers

import random

print("🎯 Welcome to Number Guessing Game")
print("----------------------------------")
print("Choose Difficulty Level:")
print("1. Easy (1 - 10)")
print("2. Medium (1 - 50)")
print("3. Difficult (1 - 100)")

# Select difficulty and number
while True:
    level = input("Enter choice (easy / medium / difficult): ").lower()
    if level == "easy":
        number = random.randint(1, 10)
        max_range = 10
        break
    elif level == "medium":
        number = random.randint(1, 50)
        max_range = 50
        break
    elif level == "difficult":
        number = random.randint(1, 100)
        max_range = 100
        break
    else:
        print("❌ Invalid choice. Try again.\n")

print("\n🎮 Game Started! Guess the number.\n")

attempts = 0  # Counts only valid guesses

while True:
    try:
        guess = int(input(f"Enter a number (1 to {max_range}): "))

        # Check if guess is within range
        if guess < 1 or guess > max_range:
            print(f"⚠️ Please enter a number between 1 and {max_range}\n")
            continue  # Skip incrementing attempts

        # Valid guess, increment attempts
        attempts += 1

        # Compare guess
        if guess == number:
            print(f"🎉 Congratulations! You guessed the number in {attempts} attempts.")
            break
        elif guess > number:
            print("📈 Too high! Try again.\n")
        else:
            print("📉 Too low! Try again.\n")

    except ValueError:
        print("❌ Invalid input! Please enter a valid integer.\n")
        # Invalid input, do not increment attempts