highlow.py

highlow.py

count = 0
while True:

  # Start of game?
  if count == 0:
    start_time = time.time()
    num = random.randint(1, 100)
    print "I'm thinking of a number from 1 to 100. Try to guess it! (Enter 0 to exit)"
   
  # Guess a number
  guess = input("> ")
  count += 1
  
  # Respond
  if guess == 0:
    # End game
    sys.exit()
  elif guess < num:
    print "Too low!"
  elif guess > num:
    print "Too high!"
  else:
    # Correct answer
    seconds = int(time.time() - start_time)
    print "That's correct! It took you %d guesses and %d seconds.\n" % (count, seconds)

    # Push metric to CloudWatch
    cloudwatch_client.put_metric_data(Namespace="Lab", MetricData=[{'MetricName':'highlow', 'Value':seconds}])
    print "The metric has been sent to CloudWatch.\n"
    
    # Start again
    count = 0