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""" Number Guessing Game
----------------------------------------
"""
import random
attempts_list = []
def show_score():
    if len(attempts_list) <= 0:
        print("There is currently no high score, it's yours for the taking!")
    else:
        print("The current high score is {} attempts".format(min(attempts_list)))
def start_game():
    random_number = int(random.randint(1, 10))
    print("Hello traveler! Welcome to the game of guesses!")
    player_name = input("What is your name? ")
    wanna_play = input("Hi, {}, would you like to play the guessing game? (Enter Yes/No) ".format(player_name))
    // Where the show_score function USED to be
    attempts = 0
    show_score()
    while wanna_play.lower() == "yes":
        try:
            guess = input("Pick a number between 1 and 10 ")
            if int(guess) < 1 or int(guess) > 10:
                raise ValueError("Please guess a number within the given range")
            if int(guess) == random_number:
                print("Nice! You got it!")
                attempts += 1
                attempts_list.append(attempts)
                print("It took you {} attempts".format(attempts))
                play_again = input("Would you like to play again? (Enter Yes/No) ")
                attempts = 0
                show_score()
                random_number = int(random.randint(1, 10))
                if play_again.lower() == "no":
                    print("That's cool, have a good one!")
                    break
            elif int(guess) > random_number:
                print("It's lower")
                attempts += 1
            elif int(guess) < random_number:
                print("It's higher")
                attempts += 1
        except ValueError as err:
            print("Oh no!, that is not a valid value. Try again...")
            print("({})".format(err))
    else:
        print("That's cool, have a good one!")
if __name__ == '__main__':
    start_game()
def format_timestamp(timestamp_epoch):
    """
    Convert epoch timestamp to formatted datetime string without using datetime package.
    
    Args:
        timestamp_epoch (int/float): Unix epoch timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)
        
    Returns:
        str: Formatted datetime string in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format
    """
    # Constants for time calculations
    SECONDS_PER_DAY = 86400
    SECONDS_PER_HOUR = 3600
    SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60
    
    # Handle negative timestamps and convert to integer
    timestamp = int(timestamp_epoch)
    
    # Calculate days since epoch and remaining seconds
    days_since_epoch = timestamp // SECONDS_PER_DAY
    remaining_seconds = timestamp % SECONDS_PER_DAY
    
    # Calculate hours, minutes, seconds
    hours = remaining_seconds // SECONDS_PER_HOUR
    remaining_seconds %= SECONDS_PER_HOUR
    minutes = remaining_seconds // SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
    seconds = remaining_seconds % SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
    
    # Calculate date (simplified, ignoring leap seconds)
    year = 1970
    days = days_since_epoch
    while days >= 365:
        is_leap = (year % 4 == 0 and year % 100 != 0) or (year % 400 == 0)
        days_in_year = 366 if is_leap else 365
        if days >= days_in_year:
            days -= days_in_year
            year += 1
    
    # Month lengths (non-leap year for simplicity, adjusted later for leap years)
    month_lengths = [31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
    if (year % 4 == 0 and year % 100 != 0) or (year % 400 == 0):
        month_lengths[1] = 29
    
    month = 0
    while days >= month_lengths[month]:
        days -= month_lengths[month]
        month += 1
    
    # Convert to 1-based indexing for month and day
    month += 1
    day = days + 1
    
    # Format the output string
    return f"{year:04d}-{month:02d}-{day:02d} {hours:02d}:{minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}"

# Example timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)
timestamp = 1697054700
formatted_date = format_timestamp(timestamp)
print(formatted_date + " UTC")  # Output: 2023-10-11 18:45:00