ex3-functionLab

# Esmeralda Amado

import random

# Define a function to roll a dice with a given number of sides
def dice(sides):
  # Return a random integer between 1 and the number of sides
  return random.randint(1, sides)

# Define a function to roll a given number of dice with a given number of sides
def roll_dice(num_dice, num_sides):
  # Initialize an empty list to store the results
  results = []
  # Loop for the number of dice
  for i in range(num_dice):
    # Append the result of rolling a dice with the number of sides to the list
    results.append(dice(num_sides))
  # Return the list of results
  return results

# Define a function to print the results of rolling dice
def print_results(results):
  # Print a line of dashes
  print("----------------------------------")
  # Loop through the results
  for result in results:
    # Print the result with a space after it
    print(result, end=" ")
  # Print a newline
  print()
  # Print another line of dashes
  print("----------------------------------")

# Define a function to get the user input for the number of dice and sides
def get_user_input():
  # Initialize variables to store the user input
  # Loop until valid input is entered
  while True:
    # Try to get the user input for the number of dice and convert it to an integer

    num_dice = input("Enter the number of dice to roll-> ")
    if num_dice.isnumeric() == False:
      print("Invalid input. Enter an integer.")
    else:
      num_dice = int(num_dice)
      break
  
  # Loop until valid input is entered
  while True:
    # Try to get the user input for the number of sides and convert it to an integer

      num_sides = input("Enter the number of sides the dice have-> ")
      if num_sides.isnumeric() == False:
        print("Invalid input. Enter an integer.")

      elif int(num_sides) not in [4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20]:
        print("Invalid input. Enter one of these options: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 20.")
      
      else:
        num_sides = int(num_sides)
        break
  
  # Return the user input as a tuple
  return (num_dice, num_sides)

# Define a function to run the main program logic
def main():
  # Get the user input for the number of dice and sides using the get_user_input function
  num_dice, num_sides = get_user_input()
  
  # Loop until the user wants to quit
  while True:
    # Roll the dice using the roll_dice function and store the results in a variable
    results = roll_dice(num_dice, num_sides)
    # Print the results using the print_results function
    print_results(results)
    
    # Get the user input for what to do next and convert it to lowercase
    choice = input("Press Enter to re-roll, q to quit, or n to set new parameters-> ").lower()
    
    # Check if the user wants to quit by entering 'q', 'quit', or 'exit'
    if choice in ['q', 'quit', 'exit']:
      # Print a farewell message and break out of the loop
      print("Thank you for playing!")
      break
    
    # Check if the user wants to set new parameters by entering 'n' or 'new'
    elif choice in ['n', 'new']:
      # Get new user input for the number of dice and sides using the get_user_input function and update the variables accordingly
      num_dice, num_sides = get_user_input()
    
    # Otherwise, assume that the user wants to re-roll with the same parameters and continue the loop

# Call the main function to start the program
main()