flash.py

import random

JAPANESE_CHARACTERS = [
    ['いちまい', 'にまい', 'さんまい', 'よんまい', 'ごまい', 'ろくまい', 'ななまい', 'はちまい', 'きゅうまい', 'じゅうまい'],
    ['いっさつ', 'にさつ', 'さんさつ', 'よんさつ', 'ごさつ', 'ろくさつ', 'ななさつ', 'はっさつ', 'きゅうさつ', 'じゅさつ'],
    ['いっぽん', 'にほん', 'さんぼん', 'よんまい', 'ごまい', 'ろくまい', 'ななまい', 'はちまい', 'きゅうまい', 'じゅうまい'],
    ['ひとつ', 'ふたつ', 'みっつ', 'よっつ', 'いつつ', 'むっつ', 'ななつ', 'やっつ', 'ここのつ', 'とお']
]

answer_selections = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]


def get_answers(real_answer_num):
    fake_answers = set()
    while len(fake_answers) < 3:
        rand_num = random.randrange(1, 10)
        if rand_num != real_answer_num:
            fake_answers.add(rand_num)

    fake_answers.add(real_answer_num)
    return list(fake_answers)


def allow_guesses(num, character):
    for chance in range(3):
        print('Guess', chance)

        fake_answers = get_answers(num)

        print(character)
        choices_prompt = ['{}) {}'.format(letter, answer) for letter, answer in zip(answer_selections, fake_answers)]
        print('\n'.join(choices_prompt))
        response = input('>')
        if answer_selections.index(response) + 1 == num:
            return True


def quiz_from_set(choice):
    characters = list(enumerate(JAPANESE_CHARACTERS[choice]))
    random.shuffle(characters)
    for answer_num, character in characters:
        is_correct = allow_guesses(answer_num, character)
        print('Correct' if is_correct else ('Wrong! The answer was ' + str(answer_num)))


catagories = ('Flat-thin objects', 'Bound volume', 'Slender-thin objects', 'General counter')

selection_menu = '\n'.join(['{}.{}'.format(index + 1, catagory) for index, catagory in enumerate(catagories)])

while True:
    response = input("What do you want to study?\n" + selection_menu + '\n>')
    if not response:
        break
    if response.isnumeric() and 0 < int(response) < 5:
        choice = int(response) - 1
        print('loading', catagories[choice])
        quiz_from_set(choice)