Organizing multiple switching characters with health bars in python -

i trying make 2 player text-based pokemon battle replica multiple pokemon in can switched out , have own health , moves.

i have made similar script 1 person fought against computer computer player did nothing , there 1 pokemon per player. trying expand on making 2 people can fight each other on same device, playing hot seat style.

the problem i'm having have yet find way organize , call each individual pokemon while players switch around 1 active one. have tried using dictionaries, not useful when want damage pokemon, because cannot seem change value in each heath bar when using them. have not yet tried make dictionary each individual pokemon, 1 per player containing them.

but problem having individual dictionaries, need way tell how many pokemon left on each team. there 3 per team, , battle ends when 1 team wiped out.

any appreciated. i'll leave original player vs. computer script here reference:

import time hm=150 hr=60 tacklemove=50 scratchmove=40 bitemove=60 #intro print 'difficulty? type "easy", "normal", "hard"' esmo = input("answer: ")    print "a wild magikarp appeared!" time.sleep(0.5) print "go! rattata!" time.sleep(0.5)  #using move def playerturn():     print 'moves are: "tackle", "scratch", "hyperfang", "bite"'     time.sleep(0.5)     move = input("use: ")     #tackle     if move "tackle":         print "rattata used tackle!"         global hm         hm-=tacklemove         time.sleep(0.5)         if esmo "hard":             pass         elif esmo "easy" or "normal":             print "magikarp has", hm, "hp left"      #scratch     elif move "scratch":         print "rattata used scratch!"         hm-=scratchmove         time.sleep(0.5)         if esmo "hard":             pass         elif esmo "easy" or "normal":             print "magikarp has", hm, "hp left"      #hyperfang     elif move "hyperfang":         print "rattata used hyperfang!"         hm/=2         time.sleep(0.5)         if esmo "hard":             pass         elif esmo "easy" or "normal":             print "magikarp has", hm, "hp left"      #bite     elif move "bite":         print "rattata used bite!"         hm-=bitemove         time.sleep(0.5)         if esmo "hard":             pass         elif esmo "easy" or "normal":             print "magikarp has", hm, "hp left"      #cheat     elif move "cheat":         print "cheater!"         hm-=hm         print "magikarp has", hm, "hp left"     else:         print "oops"     return  #ai turn def aiturn():     if hm>50 or esmo "easy":         print "magikarp used splash!"         time.sleep(1)         print "but nothing happened..."     elif hm<=50 , esmo "normal" or "hard":         print "magikarp used tackle!"         global hr         hr-=tacklemove         time.sleep(1)         print "rattata has", hr, "hp left"     else:         print "oops"     return  #full loop while hm>0:     #action choice     print 'actions are: "fight", "pokeball", "run"'     time.sleep(0.5)     action = input("what want do?: ")     time.sleep(0.5)     #if choose fight     if action "fight":         playerturn()         if hm<=0:             time.sleep(1)             print "magikarp fainted!"             time.sleep(1)             print "you win!"             break         time.sleep(0.5)         aiturn()         if hm<=0:             time.sleep(1)             print "magikarp fainted!"             time.sleep(1)             print "you win!"             break         elif hr<=0:             time.sleep(1)             print "rattata fainted!"             time.sleep(1.5)             print "you lost!"             break         time.sleep(0.5)         continue     #if choose run     if action "run":         print "ran away safley!"         break     #if choose pokeball     if action "pokeball":         time.sleep(0.5)         print "you threw pokeball!"         time.sleep(1)         if hm>100:             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "darn! broke free!"         elif 50<hm<=100:             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "almost had it!"         elif 30<hm<=50:             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "shoot! close!"         elif hm<=30:             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "..."             time.sleep(1)             print "you caught magikarp!"             time.sleep(1.5)             print "congratulations!"             break         else:             print "oops"         time.sleep(1)         aiturn()         if hm<=0:             time.sleep(1)             print "magikarp fainted!"             time.sleep(1)             print "you win!"             break         elif hr<=0:             time.sleep(1)             print "rattata fainted!"             time.sleep(1.5)             print "you lost!"             break         time.sleep(0.5)         continue time.sleep(2) print "please, try again!" #end 

my current code in 2 forms , still being worked out have things more complete others. in instance, have rattata's stuff filled out, , move i'm testing scratch.

import time p1rat=50 p1abra=100 p1pidgey=100 p2rat=50 p2abra=100 p2pidgey=100 play1pokest=["rattata", "abra", "pidgey"] actpl1poke=[] actpl1pokest=[] play2pokest=["rattata", "abra", "pidgey"] actpl2poke=[] actpl2pokest=[]  #player 1's rattata attacks def rattata1():     global actpl2poke     print 'moves are: "tackle", "scratch", "hyperfang", "bite"'     time.sleep(0.5)     r1move = input("use: ")     #tackle     if r1move "tackle":         print "rattata used tackle!"         actpl2poke[0]-=50      #scratch     elif r1move "scratch":         print "rattata used scratch!"         actpl2poke[0]-=40         print actpl2poke[:]         print p2rat      #hyperfang     elif r1move "hyperfang":         print "rattata used hyperfang!"         actpl2poke[0]/=2      #bite     elif r1move "bite":         print "rattata used bite!"         actpl2poke[0]-=60  def play1sel():     while true:         print "what pokemon want use?"         print "remaining pokemon are:"         print ", ".join(play1pokest)         pokemon1=input()         if pokemon1 "rattata" , "rattata" in play1pokest:             del actpl1poke[:]             actpl1poke.append(int(p1rat))             del actpl1pokest[:]             actpl1pokest.append("rattata")             break         elif pokemon1 "rattata" , "rattata" not in play1pokest:             print "rattata has fainted! choose another!"             continue         if pokemon1 "abra" , "abra" in play1pokest:             del actpl1poke[:]             actpl1poke.append(p1abra)             del actpl1pokest[:]             actpl1pokest.append("abra")             break         elif pokemon1 "abra" , "abra" not in play1pokest:             print "abra has fainted! choose another!"             continue         if pokemon1 "pidgey" , "pidgey" in play1pokest:             del actpl1poke[:]             actpl1poke.append(p1pidgey)             del actpl1pokest[:]             actpl1pokest.append("pidgey")             break         elif pokemon1 "pidgey" , "pidgey" not in play1pokest:             print "pidgey has fainted! choose another!"             continue   def play2sel():     while true:         print "what pokemon want use?"         print "remaining pokemon are:"         print ", ".join(play2pokest)         pokemon2=input()         if pokemon2 "rattata" , "rattata" in play2pokest:             del actpl2poke[:]             actpl2poke.append(p2rat)             del actpl2pokest[:]             actpl2pokest.append("rattata")             break         elif pokemon2 "rattata" , "rattata" not in play2pokest:             print "rattata has fainted! choose another!"             continue         if pokemon2 "abra" , "abra" in play2pokest:             del actpl2poke[:]             actpl2poke.append(p2abra)             del actpl2pokest[:]             actpl2pokest.append("abra")             break         elif pokemon2 "abra" , "abra" not in play2pokest:             print "abra has fainted! choose another!"             continue         if pokemon2 "pidgey" , "pidgey" in play2pokest:             del actpl2poke[:]             actpl2poke.append(p2pidgey)             del actpl2pokest[:]             actpl2pokest.append("pidgey")             break         elif pokemon2 "pidgey" , "pidgey" not in play2pokest:             print "pidgey has fainted! choose another!"             continue #player 2's rattata attacks def rattata2():     global actpl2poke     print 'moves are: "tackle", "scratch", "hyperfang", "bite"'     time.sleep(0.5)     r2move = input("use: ")     #tackle     if r2move "tackle":         print "rattata used tackle!"         actpl1poke[0]-=50      #scratch     elif r2move "scratch":         print "rattata used scratch!"         actpl1poke[0]-=40         print p1rat       #hyperfang     elif r2move "hyperfang":         print "rattata used hyperfang!"         actpl1poke[0]/=2      #bite     elif r2move "bite":         print "rattata used bite!"         actpl1poke[0]-=60          #player 1's turn def play1():     print "actions are: fight, change"     time.sleep(0.5)     act1=input("what want do?: ")     if act1 "fight" , str(*actpl1pokest) "rattata":         rattata1()     elif act1 "change":         play1sel()     else:         print "oops"   #player 2's turn def play2():     print "actions are: fight"     time.sleep(0.5)     act2=input("what want do?: ")     if act2 "fight" , str(*actpl2pokest) "rattata":         rattata2()     else:         print "oops"  #whole loop print "player 1! select pokemon!" play1sel() print actpl1poke print "player 2! select pokemon!" play2sel() print actpl2poke while true:     print "player 1, turn."     play1()     if p1rat <=0 or p2rat <=0:         print "finish"         break     else:         print "player 2, turn."         play2()         if p1rat <=0 or p2rat <=0:             print "finish"             break         continue 

and other version:

import time  poke1={"rattata" : 100 , "abra" : 100 , "pidgey" : 100} poke2={"rattata" : 100 , "abra" : 100 , "pidgey" : 100} actpo1={} actpo2={}  #player 1's rattata's moves def rattataatk1():     print 'moves are: "tackle", "scratch", "hyperfang", "bite"'     time.sleep(0.5)     mover1 = input("use: ")     #tackle     if mover1 "tackle":         print "rattata used tackle!"         actpo2-=50      #scratch     elif mover1 "scratch":         print "rattata used scratch!"         actpo2-=40      #hyperfang     elif mover1 "hyperfang":         print "rattata used hyperfang!"         actpo2/=2         #bite     elif mover1 "bite":         print "rattata used bite!"         actpo2-=60  #player 2's rattata's moves def rattataatk2():     print 'moves are: "tackle", "scratch", "hyperfang", "bite"'     time.sleep(0.5)     mover2 = input("use: ")     #tackle     if mover2 "tackle":         print "rattata used tackle!"         actpo1-=50      #scratch     elif mover2 "scratch":         print "rattata used scratch!"         actpo1-=40      #hyperfang     elif mover2 "hyperfang":         print "rattata used hyperfang!"         actpo1/=2         #bite     elif mover2 "bite":         print "rattata used bite!"         actpo1-=60   #selection of player 1's pokemon def play1sel():     while true:         print "what pokemon want use?"         print "remaining pokemon are:"         print poke1.keys()         choose1=input()         if choose1 "rattata" , "rattata" in poke1:             actpo1["rattata"]=poke1["rattata"]             break         else:             print "oops"             break  #selection of player 2's pokemon def play2sel():     while true:         print "what pokemon want use?"         print "remaining pokemon are:"         print poke2.keys()         choose2=input()         if choose2 "rattata" , "rattata" in poke2:             actpo2["rattata"]=poke2["rattata"]             break         else:             print "oops"             break  #player 1's choice of action def play1():     print "actions are: fight, change"     time.sleep(0.5)     act1=input("what want do?: ")     if act1 "fight" , actpo1.has_key("rattata") true:         rattataatk1()     else:         print "oops"  #player 2's choice of action def play2():     print "actions are: fight, change"     time.sleep(0.5)     act2=input("what want do?: ")     if act2 "fight" , actpo2.has_key("rattata") true:         rattataatk2()     else:         print "oops"  #full loop print "player 1! select pokemon!" play1sel() print actpo1.items() print "player 2! select pokemon!" play2sel() print actpo2.items() while true:     print "player 1, turn."     play1()     if actpo1.values()is 0:         print "finish"         break     else:         print "player 2, turn."         play2()         if actpo2.values()is 0:             print "finish"             break         continue 

syntax or functional errors

i skimmed code:

actpo2-=50: can't math on dictionary. think mean

current_pokemon = "rattata" actpo2[current_pokemon] -= 50 

is: operator doesn't think, compares values in memory.

h = "hello" h "hello" # false  h == "hello" # true 

also, actpo1.values() 0 never true, because actpo1.values() returns list. mean len(actpo1)