Magic 8-Ball

Starter Code

Name your file: magic_8ball.py

import random


choice = random.randrange(1, 16)  # 1-15
response = ""

if choice == 1:
    response = "It is certain"
elif choice == 2:
    response = "It is decidedly so"
elif choice == 3:
    response = "Without a doubt"
elif choice == 4:
    response = "Yes - definitely"
elif choice == 5:
    response = "You may rely on it"
elif choice == 6:
    response = "As I see it, yes"
elif choice == 7:
    response = "Most likely"
elif choice == 8:
    response = "Outlook good"
elif choice == 9:
    response = "Signs point to yes"
elif choice == 10:
    response = "Yes"
elif choice == 11:
    response = "Reply hazy, try again"
elif choice == 12:
    response = "Ask again later"
elif choice == 13:
    response = "Better not tell you now"
elif choice == 14:
    response = "Cannot predict now"
elif choice == 15:
    response = "Concentrate and ask again"
else:
    response = "8-BALL ERROR!"

print("MAGIC 8-BALL SAYS: " + response)

What You Should See

Your answers will probably be different than these. Actually, that’s kind of the point.

MAGIC 8-BALL SAYS: It is decidedly so

MAGIC 8-BALL SAYS: Reply hazy, try again

MAGIC 8-BALL SAYS: Signs point to yes

What You Should Do on Your Own

Assignments turned in without these things will receive no credit.

  1. The real Magic 8-Ball™ contains 20 responses, not 15. Change the code so that it picks a random number from 1-20, and add the following five responses:

    • "Don't count on it"

    • "My reply is no"

    • "My sources say no"

    • "Outlook not so good"

    • "Very doubtful"

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Adapted for Python from Graham Mitchell’s Programming By Doing