app.py

import random

def start_game():
    # Generate a random number between 1 and 10 for the user to guess
    number_to_guess = random.randint(1, 10)
    print("Welcome to the Number Guessing Game!")
    print("I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10.")

    # Loop indefinitely until the user guesses the correct number
    while True:
        try:
            # Prompt the user for their guess
            guess_input = input("Enter your guess: ")
            # Convert the user's input from a string to an integer
            guess = int(guess_input)
        except ValueError:
            # If the user enters a non-numeric value, inform them and restart the loop
            print("Invalid input. Please enter a whole number.")
            continue  # Continue to the next iteration of the loop, prompting for input again

        # Compare the user's guess to the secret number
        if guess < number_to_guess:
            print("Too low!")
        elif guess > number_to_guess:
            print("Too high!")
        else:
            # If the guess is correct, congratulate the user and end the loop
            print(f"You got it! The number was {number_to_guess}")
            break

# This block ensures the game starts only when the script is executed directly
if __name__ == "__main__":
    start_game()