Flip coin problem

[coolindienc]

At first I had no idea where to start. Finally I tried to get somewhere and I am still stuck. I wrote two different ways using while loop and for loop. Below are codes for both. I am getting errors different places for each loop.

For this code I am getting error at "else" statement.

import random
heads = tails = count = 0
while count <= 100:
    flip = random.randrange(2)
    if flip == 0:
        heads += 1
        [B]else:[/B]
            tails += 1
            count += 1
print "The coint landed on heads",heads,'times' \ " and on tails ", tails, 'times'
raw_input ("\nEnd of program...Press enter to exit.")  

[B]For this I am getting error at colon on for loop at third line.[/B]

import random
heads = tails = count = 0
[B]for (count != 100):[/B]
    flip = random.randrange(2)
    if flip == 0:
        heads += 1
        else:
            tails += 1
            count += 1
print "The coint landed on heads",heads,'times' \ " and on tails ", tails, 'times'
raw_input ("\nEnd of program...Press enter to exit.")

Someone please help

[bvdet]

At first I had no idea where to start. Finally I tried to get somewhere and I am still stuck. I wrote two different ways using while loop and for loop. Below are codes for both. I am getting errors different places for each loop.

For this code I am getting error at "else" statement.

import random
heads = tails = count = 0
while count <= 100:
    flip = random.randrange(2)
    if flip == 0:
        heads += 1
        [B]else:[/B]
            tails += 1
            count += 1
print "The coint landed on heads",heads,'times' \ " and on tails ", tails, 'times'
raw_input ("\nEnd of program...Press enter to exit.")  

[B]For this I am getting error at colon on for loop at third line.[/B]

import random
heads = tails = count = 0
[B]for (count != 100):[/B]
    flip = random.randrange(2)
    if flip == 0:
        heads += 1
        else:
            tails += 1
            count += 1
print "The coint landed on heads",heads,'times' \ " and on tails ", tails, 'times'
raw_input ("\nEnd of program...Press enter to exit.")

Someone please help

It would help if you would enclose your code in code tags. See the reply guidelines.

I think you have an indentation error at the else statement.

There was a problem in your print statement. I took the liberty of rewriting it using string formatting.

print "The coin landed on heads %s and on tails %s times" % (heads, tails)

[coolindienc]

Thanks again bvdet,
It's funny how this language works. I took back "else" a tab back and it worked. However, my flip count exceeds 100 on heads and tail. Andy suggestions??

Andy

[bvdet]

Thanks again bvdet,
It's funny how this language works. I took back "else" a tab back and it worked. However, my flip count exceeds 100 on heads and tail. Andy suggestions??

Andy

You are incrementing 'count' at an incorrect indentation.

[coolindienc]

That is what I suspected at first but I tried everything possible. undoftunately I supposed I have not tried only thing that does work. I even tried to changing location, but at the end I thought this was the best place to put code. I am getting frustrated but I am not goving up on this. I guess this is the only way to learn, huh? : )

Andy

[bvdet]

That is what I suspected at first but I tried everything possible. undoftunately I supposed I have not tried only thing that does work. I even tried to changing location, but at the end I thought this was the best place to put code. I am getting frustrated but I am not goving up on this. I guess this is the only way to learn, huh? : )

Andy

I have learned most of what I know by:

• Listening to others that know more than me
• Screwing up
• Trying new things until something works

But not necessarily in that order! Not giving up is required.
Keep it up Andy. The light will come on one day.

[kudos]

Isn't it simpler to do the following?

import random

heads = 0
for i in range(100):
 heads+=random.randrange(2)

print str(heads) + " " + str(100 - heads)

-kudos

That is what I suspected at first but I tried everything possible. undoftunately I supposed I have not tried only thing that does work. I even tried to changing location, but at the end I thought this was the best place to put code. I am getting frustrated but I am not goving up on this. I guess this is the only way to learn, huh? : )

Andy

[coolindienc]

Hmmm...... I never knew it will be as simple as this. Thanks kudos

Andy

[melina386]

nice discussion and its very useful to understand about coin flip thanx for posting keep posting
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