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I'm making a mastermind game (the one where you gotta guess the password and it tells you how many of the codes you got right when you tried). BUUUUUT, I'm doing mine with a single word, and not multiple words or colors

example:
Python
answer = "this"
given = "that"

print(str(answer - given) + "/4 correct")
>>> "2/4 correct"

I need to find a way to find the number of characters the variables have this way based on the order they're in.

Here's the original program the code is trying to run in, in case it is needed:
https://repl.it/@BeardedPC/recreation

What I have tried:

I've tried using:

Python
crct = len([i for i, j in zip(a,b) if i == j])
      gmtxt("> Entry denied \n> "+str(crct)+"/4 correct.")

but it either comes up as "0" or error.

I've also tried turning the variables into lists, and that seems to get me the closest, but it still doesn't work as I had hoped.
Posted
Updated 7-Dec-18 4:11am
Comments
Richard MacCutchan 7-Dec-18 10:46am    
I just tried your first statement and it correctly reports the answer as 2. What is gmtxt that you are using to try to display the result?
BeardedPC 7-Dec-18 11:33am    
please check the original code to if you have questions about variables
Richard MacCutchan 7-Dec-18 11:48am    
I don't have questions about variables. Read my comment again: your code gives the answer 2, which is correct. I do not know what gmtxt is, or what it is supposed to do.
BeardedPC 7-Dec-18 11:50am    
In the question, I posted a link to the original program, you can find the definition for all the variables there

1 solution

First off, mastermind has two different scores: Black and White.
Black is where a letter is correct, and in the right place.
White is where a letter is correct, but in the wrong place.
So "this" and "that" would be 2 Black, 0 White.
And "this" and "here" would be 0 Black, 1 White.
So do this in two stages:
1) Match each input character by character.
1.1) If they are the same, add one to your Blacks count
1.2) Otherwise, copy the letters to output arrays.
1.3) After the loop, check the Blacks count. If it matches the length, he's won.
2) Sort both output arrays. (This makes life a lot easier)
2.1) Compare the two output arrays character by character, usine two indexes.
2.2) If they are the same, add one to your Whites count, and increment both indexes.
2.3) Otherwise, ignore the lowest, and increment that index.
2.4) After the loop, print the Black and White counts.

Try it - it should be pretty simple!
 
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BeardedPC 7-Dec-18 10:16am    
@OriginalGriff I am aware of this, but I'm only focusing on the correct letters in the correct place. This does not help me, I need a coding example of something to get me close to my goal.
OriginalGriff 7-Dec-18 10:31am    
Then just use stage one ...
BeardedPC 7-Dec-18 10:50am    
I need to know what the code for that would be!
OriginalGriff 7-Dec-18 10:56am    
No, you'd like to be given the code, so you can hand it in as your own work.
What you *need* is to write it yourself - we don't do your homework for you: it is set for a reason. It is there so that you think about what you have been told, and try to understand it. It is also there so that your tutor can identify areas where you are weak, and focus more attention on remedial action.

Try it yourself, you may find it is not as difficult as you think!

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