Category: RPS

AdInf Dev Journals #3: Pyscript!

July 31st, 2022

AdInf Dev Journals #3: Pyscript!

Games Mentioned

Sites Mentioned

WAMO

Over this weekend I worked on two of my projects: RPS (Rock Paper Scissors) and WAMO.

On Friday I hit a blocker attempting to host RPS via Python Flask framework (I was trying to figure out how to take user input via browser and send it to the function that was connected via the Flask backend… and failed to make it work). I also spent some time debugging issues with the GUI for the app. Eventually, after hours of trial and error, I decided to split my RPS project into two entities: the .py local runnable file which utilizes a SimpleDialog Tkinter GUI and a browser accessible version using html embedded with PyScript – an option I had never encountered before taking on this project!

PyScript, which was only released earlier in 2022 and is still in active development, allows developers to use Python functionality within HTML files, basically allowing Python code to be executed on any webpage. This solution seemed perfect for RPS because:

It allows for browser embedding (which was a primary goal of the project)
RPS’s functions are relatively simple, allowing for more reliable usage via PyScript
I didn’t need to translate the RPS function to JavaScript like I was beginning to fear!
The “seriousness” of this project allows for this to be a good test of PyScript

In my limited experience, PyScript is unable to emulate some of the functions of Python on the browser, specifically commands that directly talk to the machine. My Tkinter GUI was unaccessable and a sys.exit() functionality that I had did not work with Pyscript.

With assistance from various tutorials and resources – specifically on the issue of getting HTML form input to properly connect to the Python functions – I was able to create the first working PyScript version of the game, linked here (currently temporarily housed on my other site!)

Action Item Checklist:

Key: Completed In-progress/Pending

Created a python script that:
- Accepts user input and returns Win/Tie/Loss result on submit
- Displays a scoreboard of results in your session
- Has a desktop version utilizing a SimpleDialogue Tkinter GUI

Implementing:
- RPS: GUI for user to input and see the output
- RPS: Code revisions for dealing with invalid options and resetting
- ~~RPS: Flask set up~~
- WAMO: Finish Getting into College

Later:
- RPS: Allow user to send a code to play against their friend!
- RPS: Matplotlib the scoreboard info?
- RPS: Graphic design
- WAMO: NFT upload newest batches of Hmm icons

Here’s what I have so far:

https://github.com/jaqkk/Rock-Paper-Scissors

<html>

<head>

<title>

Rock Paper Scissors!  
    
</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://pyscript.net/alpha/pyscript.css" />
<script defer src="https://pyscript.net/alpha/pyscript.js"></script>

</head>

<style>
    input[type=text], select {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 12px 20px;
      margin: 8px 0;
      display: inline-block;
      border: 1px solid #ccc;
      border-radius: 4px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }
    
    input[type=submit] {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: #4c4faf;
      color: white;
      padding: 14px 20px;
      margin: 8px 0;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 4px;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    
    input[type=submit]:hover {
      background-color: #45a049;
    }
    
    p {
      border-radius: 5px;
      background-color: #f2f2f2;
      padding: 20px;
    }
    </style>

<body>

    <form onsubmit="return false">
        <label for="name">Rock (r), paper (p), scissors (s)! --- random (Enter)  reset (q):  </label><br>
        <input type="text" id="name" name="name" value=""><br>

        <input pys-onClick="sub" type="submit" id="btn-form" value="submit">


    </form> 
 
    <p>Output:</p>
    <p id = 'output'></p>
    <br>
    <p>Scoreboard</p>
    <p id = 'scoreboard'></p>
    <py-script>
    tie_count= 0
    win_count=0
    lose_count=0

    def reset(self):
      global tie_count
      tie_count = 0

    def RPS(userchoice):
        import random
        import sys
        from argparse import FileType


        FileType = ".py"


        #allowed character list and initializing counts
        rps = ["r", "p", "s" , "R", "P", "S" , " ", "q" , "%"]

        global tie_count
        global win_count
        global lose_count
        

        if userchoice != "":
            c = True

        else:
            c = False

        #Rock Paper Scissors runtime loop, first input asks for r p s (with random and quit options as well)
        while c == True:

            if userchoice not in rps:
                return "Error! Only letters r, p, s allowed"
                continue

            elif len(userchoice) > 1:
                return "Error! Only 1 character max allowed"
                continue

            if userchoice == " ":
                userchoice = rps[random.randint(0, 2)]

            

            UC = str(userchoice).lower()
            cpu = rps[random.randint(0, 2)]

            #matchups
            if userchoice == "%":
                return win_count, tie_count, lose_count

            if UC == "q":
                return "rulebreaker!"

            if UC == cpu:
                tie_count+=1
                val = "Tie! - Your input was: ", UC ,". "
                cpuval = "CPU choice was: ", cpu ,". "
                endval = "".join(val+cpuval)
                
                return endval

            elif UC == "r" and cpu == "s" or UC == "s" and cpu == "p" or UC== "p" and cpu == "r":
                win_count+=1
                val = "Winner! - Your input was: ", UC ,". "
                cpuval = "CPU choice was: ", cpu ,". "
                endval = "".join(val+cpuval)
                
                return endval

            elif UC == "r" and cpu == "p" or UC == "s" and cpu == "r" or UC== "p" and cpu == "s":
                lose_count+=1
                val = "Loser! - Your input was: ", UC ,". "
                cpuval = "CPU choice was: ", cpu ,". "
                endval = "".join(val+cpuval)
                
                return endval

    def sub(*args,**kwargs):
      result_place = Element('output')
      result_place2 = Element('scoreboard')
      input = Element('name').value
      print(input)
      out = RPS(input)
      result_place.write(str(out))
      score = RPS("%")
      result_place2.write(str(score))
    
    </py-script>

</body>
</html>

That’s all for the weekend, gonna take some time to rest, get caught up on WAMO work, and customizing the CSS on RPS!

AdInf Dev Journals #2: WAMO

July 28th, 2022
AdInf Dev Journals #2

Games Mentioned

RPS

Sites Mentioned

WAMO

Today I am working on two projects, RPS, my rock paper scissors game explained in Journal #1 and finishing a calculator for WAMO.

WAMO, which stands for What Are My Odds (whataremyodds.app) is my site for calculating personalized odds of different events. An example on an event on the site is being struck by lightning. The odds of being struck by lightning is on average in ~ 1 in 6 million, however if you are someone who is never outside in the rain and doesn’t live in an area with thunderstorms your odds are definitely lower than that. Situations like this are the keystone reason for WAMO’s existence.

Currently, I am working on my third calculator and article for the site. The calculators are quite simple and just require me to edit an HTML template that I have already created, figure out factors affecting odds of event occurrence, and figure out the already existing average in order to keep the calculator from. The article part also take some time but is more about graphic design and properly summarizing information.

The action items I have completed and plan to work on for RPS today:

Key: Completed In-progress/Pending

Created a python script that:
Properly maintains win/tie/lose even in cases of error
Allows for “fully-auto mode” CPU vs CPU
Allows for player to choose “exit” or “continue” that triggers or halts a while loop

Implementing:
GUI for user to input and see the output
Code revisions

Later:
Allow user to send a code to play against their friend!
Graphic design

Here’s what I have so far:

https://www.online-python.com/RgZYn14Lvh

Click Run… when I figure out how embed terminals on wordpress haha

#import, keeping it barebones and crosscompatible from pickle import FALSE, TRUE import re import random import sys from argparse import FileType FileType = ".py" #allowed character list and initializing counts rps = ["r", "p", "s" , "R", "P", "S" , ""] tie_count= 0 win_count=0 lose_count=0 c = TRUE while c == TRUE: userchoice = input("Rock (r), paper (p), scissors (s), or random (Enter)??: ") print(userchoice) if userchoice not in rps: print("Error! Only letters r, p, s allowed") continue elif len(userchoice) > 1: print("Error! Only 1 character max allowed") continue if userchoice == "": userchoice = rps[random.randint(0, 2)] UC = str(userchoice).lower() cpu = rps[random.randint(0, 2)] #matchups if UC == cpu: tie_count+=1 print("Tie!") print("Your input was:", UC) print("Computer choice was:", cpu) elif UC == "r" and cpu == "s" or UC == "s" and cpu == "p" or UC== "p" and cpu == "r": win_count+=1 print("Winner!") print("Your input was:", UC) print("Computer choice was:", cpu) elif UC == "r" and cpu == "p" or UC == "s" and cpu == "r" or UC== "p" and cpu == "s": lose_count+=1 print("Loser!") print("Your input was:", UC) print("Computer choice was:", cpu) #continue/quit cont = input("Continue? (Enter) or Quit (q)?") if cont == "q": c = FALSE print("goodbye!") print("\n Wins:" , win_count, "\n Loses:" , lose_count, "\n Ties:" , tie_count)
That’s all for today, will expand upon code and documentation tomorrow. prioritizing figuring out how to implement a Python terminal embed and how to properly host

AdInf Dev Journals #1: RPS

July 27th, 2022

AdInf Dev Journals #1: RPS

Games Mentioned

RPS
Doomsday Everyday

Currently there are two projects being planned for:

RPS which stands for rock, paper, scissors is a simple Python game that is currently in production and Doomsday Everyday which will be much larger in scale and time-horizon. The steps the that I have planned for completing the RPS project are:

Key: Completed In-progress/Pending

Created a python script that:
- Only allows a user input of “r”, “p”, “s”, or “” . If input is blank a random choice will be selected.
- Accepts capital letters.
- Picks a random choice for the computer and determines win, tie, or defeat.

Implementing:
- GUI for user to input and see the output
- Properly maintains win/tie/lose even in cases of error
- Allow for “fully-auto mode” CPU vs CPU
- Allow for play to choose “exit” or “continue” that triggers or halts a while loop

Later:
- Allow user to send a code to play against their friend!
- Graphic design

Here’s what I have so far:

https://www.online-python.com/RgZYn14Lvh

Click Run… when I figure out how embed terminals on wordpress haha

from pickle import TRUE
import re
import random
import sys
from argparse import FileType
FileType = ".py"

#input (user choice)
rps = ["r", "p", "s" , "R", "P", "S"]

CONT = TRUE
while CONT == TRUE:
    userchoice = input("Rock (r), paper (p), or scissors (s)?:  ")

    if userchoice not in rps:
        print("Error! Only letters r, p, s allowed")
        continue

    elif len(userchoice) > 1:
        print("Error! Only 1 character allowed")
        continue
    tie_count= 0
    win_count=0
    lose_count=0

    UC = str(userchoice).lower()
    cpu = rps[random.randint(0, 2)]

    #matchups
    if UC == cpu:
        tie_count+=1
        print("Tie!")
        print("Your input was:", UC)
        print("Computer choice was:", cpu)
        c = input("Continue? (Enter) or Quit (q)?")
        if c = ""

    elif UC == "r" and cpu == "s" or UC == "s" and cpu == "p" or UC== "p" and cpu == "r":
        win_count+=1
        print("Winner!")
        print("Your input was:", UC)
        print("Computer choice was:", cpu)
        c = input("Continue? (Enter) or Quit (q)?")

    elif UC == "r" and cpu == "p" or UC == "s" and cpu == "r" or UC== "p" and cpu == "s":
        lose_count+=1
        print("Loser!")
        print("Your input was:", UC)
        print("Computer choice was:", cpu)
        c = input("Continue? (Enter) or Quit (q)?")

    
print("goodbye!")

That’s all for today, will expand upon code and documentation tomorrow. prioritizing figuring out how to implement a Python terminal embed and how to get inputs to auto enter

Category: RPS

AdInf Dev Journals #3: Pyscript!

AdInf Dev Journals #3: Pyscript!

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