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'<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int' - jayaherkar - Apr-09-2019
import random
secret = random.randint(1, 99)
guess = 0
tries = 0
print("AHOY! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts, and I have a secret")
print("It's the number from 1 to 99..and I'll give you 6 chances")
while guess != secret and tries < 6:
guess = input("What's your guess? ")
if guess < secret:
print("To Low...You creep")
elif guess > secret:
print("Too High, Douchbag")
tries = tries + 1
if guess == secret:
print("Avast! You finally got it!")
else:
print("No more chances...Play again later")
print("The secret number was", secret)
RE: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int' - perfringo - Apr-09-2019
input returns string and therefore you comparing string with int which for quite obvious reasons is not possible. You should convert input to int.