= PySPS
* Scissor, Paper, Stone in Python.

== Introduction
A Version of this is in [[Basics II]], so the intent of this is to represent a Basics I and II approach for older kids or people with experience. Still, it is best used as a 'second class' once they know some basic data types.

== Teaching Ideas
The basics is that they need to understand integers, if, print and input. You can start by asking them to input their name and then printing a message based on IF statements. Maybe do a password program. This is the essential basic I. Then you introduce random numbers. Once they have that, they have almost everything for scissor, paper, stone. The music, I added at the end to show them what is possible, but you don't need to add that.

=== Dictionaries
I used a dictionary here but originally it was just strings (and with more IFs). Since I had taught them what a dictionary was in a previous class

== The Code
<Code:Python>
# Import random because we need random numbers.
import pygame
import random

pygame.mixer.init()
pygame.mixer.music.load("music2.mp3")
pygame.mixer.music.play()


# Step 1: Ask for scissor, paper or stone.
print(" ==========================")
print(" Scissor, Paper, Stone v1.0")
print("        by: Appledog")
print(" ==========================")
print("")

print(" Choose your option!")
print("")
print(" a) Scissor")
print(" b) Paper")
print(" c) Stone")
print("")

a = input(" > ")

# Step 2: Computer will choose
sps = { 'a':'scissor', 'b':'paper', 'c':'stone' }
b = random.choice(['a', 'b', 'c'])

# Step 3: Show what the choices are.
print("You choose: " + sps[a])
print("Computer choose: " + sps[b])

# Step 4: Who wins?
if a == b:
    print("tie!")

elif sps[a] == 'scissor' and sps[b] == 'paper':
    print("You win!")

elif sps[a] == 'paper' and sps[b] == 'stone':
    print("You win!")

elif sps[a] == 'stone' and sps[b] == 'scissor':
    print("You win!")

else:
    print("You lose!")


</Code>