Tukukkk

thanks for reading this post. I want to make an advanced TicTacToe game with AI and other stuff. I need to pass the spots(s1-s9) variable between different functions. I have been researching for quite a bit now, and I would like to meet an answer. Here is part of the code I need to execute:

def set_spots(s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9):

    return s1,s2,s3,s4,s5,s6,s7,s8,s9



def print_spots():



    print('n')

    print(str(s1) + ' | ' + str(s2) + ' | ' + str(s3))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s4) + ' | ' + str(s5) + ' | ' + str(s6))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s7) + ' | ' + str(s8) + ' | ' + str(s9))



def game_loop():



    set_spots(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

    print_spots()



game_loop()

I want to be able to set the spots in any function like if I had a turnX function. Like if I had:

def turnx(): #This isnt in this code though

    #if stuff == other stuff (just example):

        set_spots('X','O',3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

But the output is:

NameError: name 's1' is not defined

So basically, I need the program to ask the user where their x or o would be placed on the board (which you don't have to worry about) then have that value stored to be printed out. Like if I change 1 to X in the game, it needs to be stored so it can be printed out.

i believe you should try using the variables from set spots, on print spots:

def print_spots(s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9):

    return s1,s2,s3,s4,s5,s6,s7,s8,s9):



    print('n')

    print(str(s1) + ' | ' + str(s2) + ' | ' + str(s3))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s4) + ' | ' + str(s5) + ' | ' + str(s6))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s7) + ' | ' + str(s8) + ' | ' + str(s9))



def game_loop():



    print_spots(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

    print_spots()



game_loop()

if that doesen't work then i'm not sure

You can do this without the need of the unnecessary set_spots() function.
All you need is an array:

def turnx(s):

    if 1 == 1: # (a condition):

        s = ['X','O',3,4,5,6,7,8,9]  

    return s



def print_spots(s):

    print('n')

    print(str(s[0]) + ' | ' + str(s[1]) + ' | ' + str(s[2]))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s[3]) + ' | ' + str(s[4]) + ' | ' + str(s[5]))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s[6]) + ' | ' + str(s[7]) + ' | ' + str(s[8]))



def game_loop():

    spots = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] # Use an array

    print_spots(spots)

    spots = turnx(spots)

    print_spots(spots)



game_loop()

This outputs:

1 | 2 | 3

--+---+--

4 | 5 | 6

--+---+--

7 | 8 | 9





X | O | 3

--+---+--

4 | 5 | 6

--+---+--

7 | 8 | 9

do yourself a favor and represent the spots as a list. Then store that list in a variable when you call set spots and pass it on to print:

def set_spots(s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9):

    return [s1,s2,s3,s4,s5,s6,s7,s8,s9]



def print_spots( spots ):

    s1,s2,s3,s4,s5,s6,s7,s8,s9 = spots



    print('n')

    print(str(s1) + ' | ' + str(s2) + ' | ' + str(s3))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s4) + ' | ' + str(s5) + ' | ' + str(s6))

    print('--+---+--')

    print(str(s7) + ' | ' + str(s8) + ' | ' + str(s9))



def game_loop():



    spots = set_spots(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

    print_spots(spots )



game_loop()