quiz.py

# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CODE WRITTEN WITH HELP OF THE GUIDE LINKED BELOW, FOLLOWED BEGINNING STEPS UNTIL MINUTE 20 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# https://youtu.be/r2ZN0mTDnPc
# Only tutorial for python I could find related to this API

import json  # json module allows us to make use of our API
import pandas  # used to decode our json file
import random  # useful for making our quiz questions random, as well as other factors
from urllib.request import urlopen  # used for opening and reading our URL

# API does not require a key, it is an open public API!

with urlopen(
        "https://opentdb.com/api.php?amount=50&category=12&type=multiple") as api_page:  # utilizing our URL as "api_page"
    api_data = json.loads(api_page.read().decode())
    api_data_frame = pandas.DataFrame(api_data["results"])
    # print(api_data_frame.columns)


def preload_api_data(
        idx):  # with this function, we will be able to set our questions and answers as well as sorting out our data
    # effectively
    questions = api_data_frame["question"][idx]
    correct_ans = api_data_frame["correct_answer"][idx]
    wrong_ans = api_data_frame["incorrect_answers"][idx]

    formatting = [
        # with this formatting list, we will make it so weirdly displayed characters are replaced by the proper ones. This happens because of html entities.More info @ https://www.w3.org/wiki/Common_HTML_entities_used_for_typography
        ("#039;", "'"),
        ("&'", "'"),
        (""", '"'),
        ("&lt;", "<"),  # had to adapt to display errors showed, as the ones on the guide were different and not enough
        ("&gt;", ">"),  # there might be other errors underlying in the questions?
        ("&amp;", "&"),
        ("&ldquo:", '"'),
        ("&rdquo:", '"'),
        ("&ldquo;", '"'),
        ("&Uuml;", "Ü"),
        ("&uuml", "ü"),
        ("&micro;", "µ"),
        ("&eacute;", "é")
    ]

    for tuple in formatting:
        questions = questions.replace(tuple[0], tuple[1])
        correct_ans = correct_ans.replace(tuple[0], tuple[
            1])  # Tuples used for formatting the html entities to the correct characters

    for tuple in formatting:
        wrong_ans = [char.replace(tuple[0], tuple[1]) for char in wrong_ans]

    parameters["question"].append(questions)
    parameters["correct"].append(correct_ans)

    all_ans = wrong_ans + [correct_ans]
    random.shuffle(all_ans)

    parameters["answer1"].append(all_ans[0])
    parameters["answer2"].append(all_ans[1])  # placeholder non-optimized code
    parameters["answer3"].append(all_ans[2])
    parameters["answer4"].append(all_ans[3])


parameters = {
    "question": [],
    "answer1": [],
    "answer2": [],
    "answer3": [],  # actual parameters for each question, answer, etc.
    "answer4": [],
    "correct": [],
    "score": [0],
    "index": [random.randint(0, 14)]
}
preload_api_data(parameters["index"][-1])


# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ORIGINAL CODE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Getting the quiz to actually run had to be done without the help of the tutorial, as the tutorial has a different application.


def quiz(n, score):     # By taking an n value (which represents the question number) we can make a loop that makes it so only 15 questions are printed, once at a time.
    while n < 15:       # I had thoughts of using recursion instead, but found the while loop to be best suited.
        n = n + 1
        y = str(n) + ". "

        print(y + parameters["question"][-1])
        print(parameters["answer1"][-1])
        print(parameters["answer2"][-1])
        print(parameters["answer3"][-1])
        print(parameters["answer4"][-1])


        p_answer = input()

        if p_answer == parameters["correct"][-1]:
            print("Correct!")
            score = score + 1
            parameters["index"].pop()       # pop not removing repeated question from index?
            parameters["index"].append(random.randint(0, 14))
            preload_api_data(parameters["index"][-1])


        #  Repeated questions sometimes appear

        else:
            print("Incorrect!")
            parameters["index"].pop()
            parameters["index"].append(random.randint(0, 14))
            preload_api_data(parameters["index"][-1])

    print("The quiz is over!\nYou got a total score of " + str(score) + " points!")