ComputerGuessNumber.py

#!/usr/bin/python
'''
Program:    ComputerGuessNumber.py
Python Version: Python 2.7
Purpose:    Computer uses binary search to guess user's number in 7 tries or less.
Creator:    Chris Clarke
Created:    20.01.2015
'''

min, max = 1, 100
computer_guess = tries = number = 0

while number<min or number>max:
    number = int( input( "Enter a number between "+str(min)+" and "+str(max)+": "))

while computer_guess!=number and tries<=7:
    computer_guess = (min+max)/2
    print computer_guess
    if computer_guess<number:
        min = computer_guess+1
    elif computer_guess>number:
        max = computer_guess
    tries += 1

if tries<=7:
    print "Your number, %d, was found in %d tries." % (computer_guess, tries)
else:
    print "Number not found in 7 tries."