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January 16th, 2013, 06:52 AM

u28MaddoxtCFGS

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Need help with text-based adventure!

Hello all, I'm working on a text-based adventure game for an IT project, as I have finished my GCSE qualifications and am just waiting for the year to end before moving on to taking A level, and thought that a little project would be a nice way to pass the year. However, I'm relatively new to python, and would like help fixing my code. I'm receiving the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Tom\Downloads\AdventureGameV2", line 26, in <module>
['You followed the passageway to find a lake, only to be filled of intoxicated water', '0', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0']]
TypeError: list indices must be integers, not tuple

The '0', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0' numbers are a flag system, as edge detection, and 1 = blocked
(#if this is set to 1, then the north passage is blocked
#if set to 0, the choice to go north is offered
if map[rowPosition][columnPosition][1] == '0' :
print('Enter N to go north')

The block of code in which the error seems to occur is:

Code:

  [ ['You are now in an increasingly widening cave, you can clearly make out a door to the East and a narrow but accessible passageway to the South.', '0', '0','0','1','0','0'],
         ['You enter through the door, you notice there are stairs leading down to the North, you hear a strange noise to the South, and the sound of running water to the East', '0', '0','0','0','0','0'],
         ['You followed the passageway to find a lake, only to be filled of intoxicated water', '0', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0']]
         ['You walk up the stairs, you notice the intoxicated lake below the ridge you now stand on. You see a ladder to the East, you look up and are stunned by a bright light and sounds of the outside world', '1','1','1','1','0','0']

Any heads-up on what I'm doing wrong would be appreciated! Also, if you require further sections of code, do not hesitate to ask!

January 16th, 2013, 09:05 AM

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The only possible error I saw in the code you posted is "intoxicated water". Water can be "intoxicating", unless it is alive. Is water in your game alive? How subtle! Like Ice IX.

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January 16th, 2013, 11:05 AM

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Extra right bracket "]" and no comma, or the following line should be commented out if you are doing this to test.

list_indices = some list[number] ## note the brackets

and do you have a variable assigned to all of this on the line before and not posted. It may very well be on the previous line also.

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January 16th, 2013, 11:25 AM

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I guess I'd need more code. Hoping that dwblas answered your question and you don't reply because this is finished.
I tested by left-justifying the two lists in your code block, python accepted both as lists. I didn't figure out what "map" is, other than that you probably occluded the built-in definition of map. Hiding the python built-ins is usually poor practice, but I find that I hardly ever use map any more, favoring list comprehensions. Even though they're slow.

January 16th, 2013, 12:29 PM

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Thanks for your help guys, it's really appreciated.
Here's the main code segment where I suspect the error is.
This code is just a basic system for me to get the hang of coding in python, so haven't yet bothered proof reading, but thanks for pointing it out!

Code:

#This is a text based adventure game

gameRunning = True

#Here is the player's position on the map

rowPosition = 0
columnPosition = 0

#Here is the game's map

print ("You have several possible inputs. If you wish to view all possible inputs, please type: help - This will print all possible inputs")
print ()
print ()
print ()
print("You wake up in a strange and barely lit cavern")
print ()
print ()

map =[ [ ['The path North and West are blocked off by a rockfall', '1', '0','0','1','0','0'],
         ['You now find yourself at a junction in a narrow passageway. There are rocks strangely shaped as steps to the south, and an ajar wooden door to the East. ', '1', '0','0','0','0','0'],
         ['You enter through the door only to find a passage way to the South, or the door you entered through. The smell of the room starts to make you feel nauseous', '1','1','0','0','0','0']],
         ['You climb up the ladder, congratulations, you have survived!', '1','1','1','1','0','1']
       [ ['You are now in an increasingly widening cave, you can clearly make out a door to the East and a narrow but accessible passageway to the South.', '0', '0','0','1','0','0'],
         ['You enter through the door, you notice there are stairs leading down to the North, you hear a strange noise to the South, and the sound of running water to the East', '0', '0','0','0','0','0'],
         ['You followed the passageway to find a lake, only to be filled of infected water', '0', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0']]
         ['You walk up the stairs, you notice the lake below the ridge you now stand on. You see a ladder to the East, you look up and are stunned by a bright light and sounds of the outside world', '1','1','1','1','0','0']
       [ ['After travelling for a while through the passage way, it becomes to narrow to carry on south. There is a passage to the East, from which a strange noise arises, or the way you came.', '0', '0','1','1','0','0'],
         ['You followed the passage only to discover that there is nothing suspicious that could have made such a noise. There is a passage to the North and the West, you find a trapdoor to the East.', '0', '0','1','0','0','0'],
         ['You enter the room. There is a trapdoor in the middle of the room. The room is pitch black.', '0', '1','1','0','0','0']
         ['There are stairs leading North, there is improved lighting, but also a damp rotting smell. There is also the way you came.','0','1','0','1','0','0'] 
       [ ['You fall down a hole in the ground into a pit of rigged bear traps, you die on impact. ', '1','1','1','1','1','0']
         ['You see a bright light and sounds of the outside world to the West, it is extremely dark to the East', '1','0','1','0','0','0']
         ['There is a ladder leading North, an appealing room to the West and a cave to the East ', '0','0','1','0','0','0']
         ['You enter a curved cave, You could carry on forward, or come back the way you came', '0','1','1','0','0','0']
         ]
         ]]

January 16th, 2013, 01:46 PM

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Looks like you're missing a lot of commas.
Please find a different way to write the structure so that you can see what you've got.

Code:

map =[ [ ['long', '1', '0','0','1','0','0'],
         ['long', '1', '0','0','0','0','0'],
         ['long', '1','1','0','0','0','0']],
         ['long', '1','1','1','1','0','1']
       [ ['long', '0', '0','0','1','0','0'],
         ['long', '0', '0','0','0','0','0'],
         ['long', '0', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0']]
         ['long', '1','1','1','1','0','0']
       [ ['long', '0', '0','1','1','0','0'],
         ['long', '0', '0','1','0','0','0'],
         ['long', '0', '1','1','0','0','0']
         ['long','0','1','0','1','0','0'] 
       [ ['long', '1','1','1','1','1','0']
         ['long', '1','0','1','0','0','0']
         ['long', '0','0','1','0','0','0']
         ['long', '0','1','1','0','0','0']
         ]
         ]]

Load the room descriptions from a file.

#ROOM83 is a string
ROOM83 = ('You walk up the stairs, you notice the lake below the ridge you now stand on. You see a ladder to the East, you look up and are stunned by a bright light and sounds of the outside world')
...

Code:

         # use ROOM83
         [ROOM83, '1','1','1','1','0','0'],

January 16th, 2013, 02:54 PM

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I managed to get the code working by reducing the grid from 4x4 down to 3x3

The following lines were commented out:

Code:

   ['You climb up the ladder, congratulations, you have survived!', '1','1','1','1','0','1']
   ['You walk up the stairs, you notice the lake below the ridge you now stand on. You see a ladder to the East, you look up and are stunned by a bright light and sounds of the outside world', '1','1','1','1','0','0']
   # ['There are stairs leading North, there is improved lighting, but also a damp rotting smell. There is also the way you came.','0','1','0','1','0','0'] 
      # [ ['You fall down a hole in the ground into a pit of rigged bear traps, you die on impact. ', '1','1','1','1','1','0']
      #   ['You see a bright light and sounds of the outside world to the West, it is extremely dark to the East', '1','0','1','0','0','0']
        # ['There is a ladder leading North, an appealing room to the West and a cave to the East ', '0','0','1','0','0','0']
        # ['You enter a curved cave, You could carry on forward, or come back the way you came', '0','1','1','0','0','0']

Just to note, the indentation on the code above is not how it is in the actual code - refer to my previous post for the correct formatting.

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