Function main

src/gamesbyexample/alphabetizequiz.py:18–60

()

def main():
    # Fancy animation for the title:
    slowPrint(ALPHABET, 0.02)  # (!) Try changing 0.02 to 0.0 or 1.0.
    slowPrint('    Alphabetize Quiz', 0.02)
    slowPrint(REVERSE_ALPHABET, 0.02)
    time.sleep(0.5)

    print('''By Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com

Enter the alphabetical order of the letters shown as fast
as possible. Try to alphabetize as many as possible in {} seconds!

Example:
    P M O T Q  <-- The letters.
    > mopqt    <-- Enter the correct alphabetical order.
    ''&#x27;.format(QUIZ_DURATION))
    input('Press Enter to begin...')

    startTime = time.time()  # Get the current time for the start time.
    numCorrect = 0  # Number of questions answered correctly.
    while True:  # Main game loop.
        # Come up with letters for the question:
        quizLetters = random.sample(ALPHABET, QUESTION_SIZE)
        print(' '.join(quizLetters))
        response = input('> ').upper()
        response = response.replace(' ', '')  # Remove spaces.

        # Check if the quiz's time is up:
        if time.time() - 30 > startTime:
            print("TIME'S UP!")
            break

        # Check if the response is correct:
        if list(response) == sorted(quizLetters):
            print('    Correct!\n')
            numCorrect += 1  # Increase the score by 1.
        else:
            print('    Sorry, wrong. :(\n')

    # After the loop exits, the quiz is over. Show the final score:
    print('In {} seconds you'.format(QUIZ_DURATION))
    print('got {} correct!'.format(numCorrect))
    print('Thanks for playing!')


def slowPrint(text, pauseAmount=0.1):