A simple text adventure for simple folk

karls_kwuest.py

## Karl's Kwuest!

from time import sleep

directions = ("north", "south", "west", "east")

print("Welcome to Karl's Kwest!")
print("")

player = {
    'hp':       3,
    'name':     "",
    'location': (0, 0),
}

inventory = []

while player["name"] == "":
    player["name"] = input("What is thine name dost hero? ")

print("Hallo brave hero "+player['name']+"! After a night of bravely " +
    "conquering barley pop, you come-to somewhere you don't recognize.\n")
sleep(1)

world = {
    (0, 0): {
        'description': "A old dank, dark small dungeon.",
        'directions': {},
        'items': {
            'skull': {
                'visible': True,
                'look': ('A skull is barely within reach.',),
                'talk': ('You say "To be or not to be" at it. Nothing happens.',),
                'take': True,
            }
        },
    },
}

items = {
    'skull': {
        'look': ('A clean skull from someone who obviously died ages ago.',),
        'talk': ('You say "To be or not to be" at it. Nothing happens.',),
        'use': ('You turn the skull over and a KEY drops to the floor!', 'ADD_CURRENT_ROOM', 'key'),
    },
    'key': {
        'look': ("It's a brass grimy old key.",),
    }
}

print ("(Commands you can use are /LOOK/, /TALK/, /USE/, or /TAKE/)")
print()
while player["hp"] > 0:
    sleep(1)
    currentLocation = world[player["location"]]
    print(currentLocation['description'])

    if currentLocation['items'] and len(currentLocation['items']) > 0:
        for item in currentLocation['items']:
            print("You see a " + item.upper())

    print("")
    playerInput = input(": ").lower().split()
    command = playerInput[0]
    print("command: " + command)
    print()
    if command in directions:
        if player["location"] == (0, 0):
            if "key" not in inventory:
                print("You're stuck in this cell.")
            else:
                print("YOU'RE FREE!! CONGRATS!!")
                break
    elif command == 'look':
        target = playerInput[1]
        if target == "room":
            if currentLocation['items'] and len(currentLocation['items']) > 0:
                for item in currentLocation['items']:
                    print("You see a " + item.upper())
            else:
                print("You see nothing special here.")
            continue
        else:
            if currentLocation['items'] and len(currentLocation['items']) > 0:
                for item in currentLocation['items']:
                    if target == item:
                        print(currentLocation['items'][item]['look'][0])
                        break
                continue
        print("Couldn't find " + target)
    elif command == 'talk':
        pass
    elif command == 'use':
        pass
    elif command == 'take':
        # Check if the object to be took is in the room, and then check if it does something.
        pass
    elif command == 'quit' or command == 'exit':
        result = input("Are you sure? (y/n) ").lower()
        if result == 'y' or result == 'yes':
            print("Your vision fades as the world slips from your consciousness as the capricious whims of the mortal who controlled you dictates that you should die.")
            break
    else:
        print("I don't understand your command.")
        print("Commands you can use are /LOOK/, /TALK/, /USE/, or /TAKE/")
    
    print()
print("YOU DED")