caleb_rps.py

def RockPaperScissors():
    import random
    global options, cpu, user, x, y #There is no reason to make these global variables when they are inside a function
    print("Welcome to rock, paper, scissors!\nType q if you want to quit the game.\nor!")
    x = 0
    y = 0
    while True:
        options = ["rock","paper","scissors"]
        cpu = random.choice(options)
        user = input("Pick one of the following: rock, paper or scissors? ")
        user = user.lower() #good
        if user == "q" or user == "quit": # How does the user know to type either of these things?
            print("Good bye!")
            break
        elif (user in options) == False: # You don't need ( ) 
                print("Input ERROR! You are a silly User, a very silly User!")
                print("System will now restart!")
                RockPaperScissors() # Don't call your function here this is bad practice. 
                # You are using recursion for no reason 
                # Use the keyword continue instead
        # try to think of what the relationship is between rock, paper, and scissors. Is there a data structure 
        # you can use that takes advantage of this relationship and reduces the amount of code you need?
        elif user == "rock" and cpu == "scissors":
            print("User chooses {} and Computer chooses {}.".format(user,cpu))
            print("User wins, well done User!")
            x += 1
        elif user == "paper" and cpu == "rock":
            print("User chooses {} and Computer chooses {}.".format(user,cpu))
            print("User wins, well done User!")
            x += 1
        elif user == "scissors" and cpu == "paper":
            print("User chooses {} and Computer chooses {}.".format(user,cpu))
            print("User wins, well done User!")
            x += 1
        elif user == cpu:
            print("User chooses {} and Computer chooses {}.".format(user,cpu))
            print("Draw! No points are awarded.")
        else:
            print("User chooses {} and Computer chooses {}.".format(user,cpu))
            print("Computer wins, well done Computer!")
            y += 1
        print("The score is: User {} to Computer {}.".format(x,y))
RockPaperScissors()