I'm a python starter and need some help on a quiz like game. This is my code:
import time
from threading import Timer
import random as rnd
q = ["q1", "q2", "q3"]
a = ["a1 b1 c1", "a2 b2 c2", "a3 b3 c3"]
ca = ["b", "c", "b"]
points = 0
rand_q = rnd.randint(0, len(q) - 1) # Choosing random question
print(q[rand_q] + "\n" + a[rand_q] + "\n") # Asking question and showing answers
time.sleep(0.5) # Little pause between prompts
t = Timer(10, print, ['Time is up!']) # Setting up timer
t.start() # Start timer
start = time.time() # Start of time check
answer = input("You have 10 seconds to choose the correct answer.\n") # User input
if answer is ca[rand_q]: # Check if answer is correct
print("Correct answer!")
points = (points + round(10 - time.time() + start, 1)) * 10 # Calculate points
else:
print("Wrong answer!")
t.cancel() # Stop timer
print("Points:", points)
input("Press ENTER to quit")
del q[rand_q] # Removing the question
del a[rand_q] # Removing the answer
del ca[rand_q] # Removing the correct answer
When I run this I can answer questions and get points, but whenver i wait out the timer I get a prompt saying the time is up, but I can still fill in and answer the question.
I want the input to stop working after the 10 seconds, but I can't seem to make this work. Is there any way I can make the timer timeout all previous inputs on top of the "Time is up" prompt.
I've seen more posts like this but they seem outdated and I didn't get them to work.
EDIT: the sleep command doesn't work. It prints a line saying it's too late but you can still enter an answer after. Same for the threading timer. I want to terminate the input command after 10 seconds, but there seems to be no solution for windows.