Create landscaper_solution.py

python/labs/landscaper_solution.py

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+import time
+
+# // ==========================
+# //       TOOL BOX & PLAYER OBJECTS
+# // ==========================
+# // toolbox
+tools = [
+   {
+     "name": 'a starving team of students',
+     "wage": 250,
+     "cost": 500
+   },
+   {
+    "name": 'a battery-powered lawnmower',
+    "wage": 100,
+    "cost": 250
+  },
+  {
+    "name": 'an old-timey push lawnmower',
+    "wage": 50,
+    "cost": 35
+  },
+  {
+    "name": 'scissors',
+    "wage": 5,
+    "cost": 5
+  },
+  {
+    "name": 'teeth',
+    "wage": 1,
+    "cost": 0
+  }
+]
+#
+# //  player object
+player = {
+  "currentTool": tools.pop(),
+  "bankAccount": 0
+}
+
+# # print(player["currentTool"]["name"])
+# // ==========================
+# //          START METHOD
+# // ==========================
+def startGame():
+  print("Cut lawns, make money.")
+
+  time.sleep(1)
+
+  showStatus()
+
+  time.sleep(1)
+
+  askForAction()
+
+#
+# // ==========================
+# //          GAME METHODS
+# // ==========================
+# // show current status
+def showStatus():
+  print("Current tool: " + player["currentTool"]["name"] + " // Currently in the bank: $" + str(player["bankAccount"]))
+
+  time.sleep(1)
+
+
+# // cutting the grass
+def cutGrass():
+  # // increase player's bank account
+  player["bankAccount"] += player["currentTool"]["wage"]
+  # // print player  of what happened
+  print("Lets get to work! You cut the grass with " + player["currentTool"]["name"] + ' and made $' + str(player["currentTool"]["wage"]) + ' today!')
+
+  time.sleep(1)
+  # // check if win condition is met
+  checkWin()
+
+
+# // buying a tool
+def buyTool():
+  # // check if they can afford the tool or not
+  if (player["bankAccount"] >= tools[len(tools) - 1]["cost"]):
+    # // decrement their bank account by the next tool's cost
+    player["bankAccount"] -= tools[len(tools) - 1]["cost"]
+    # // set the player's tool to the next available tool
+    player["currentTool"] = tools.pop()
+    # // show status and call to action
+    print("You just bought " + player["currentTool"]["name"] + " for $" + str(player["currentTool"]["cost"]))
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    showStatus()
+    askForAction()
+  else:
+    print("You cant afford " + tools[len(tools) - 1]["name"] + " yet! Keep working first!")
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    askForAction()
+
+
+# // asking for action
+def askForAction():
+  # // initilalize playerChoice
+  playerChoice = ""
+  # // ask for player input
+  # // if more tools are still available
+  if(len(tools) > 0):
+    playerChoice = input("What do you want to do? Type either buy tool or cut grass: ").lower()
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+  else:
+    print("No more tools left, just keep landscaping until you make $1000")
+    playerChoice = input("Type cut grass: ").lower()
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+
+  # // move to next method depending on input
+  if (playerChoice == "cut grass"):
+    cutGrass()
+  elif (playerChoice == "buy tool" and len(tools) > 0):
+    buyTool()
+  else:
+    print("Option unavailable, please try again!")
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    askForAction()
+
+
+
+# // checking the win condition
+def checkWin():
+  # // if player meets win condition
+  if(player["bankAccount"] >= 1000 and player["currentTool"]["name"] == "a starving team of students"):
+    # // print that they won the game, game stops
+    print("you won the game!")
+  else:
+    # // else, continue the game
+    showStatus()
+    askForAction()
+
+
+
+# // ==========================
+# //           START GAME ON LOAD
+# // ==========================
+startGame()