init

main.py

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+import json
+
+from rich import print
+
+# dictionary of the rooms
+with open("zork1.rooms.json") as fp:
+    rooms = {room["Name"]: room for room in json.load(fp)}
+
+# game starts here
+current_room = rooms["WEST-OF-HOUSE"]
+
+while True:
+    # game loop
+    print("")
+    print(
+        "[bold magenta]"
+        + "".join(current_room["Properties"]["DESC"])
+        + "[/bold magenta]"
+    )
+    current_room_props = current_room["Properties"]
+    print("".join(current_room_props.get("LDESC", "")))
+    print(", ".join(current_room["Exits"].keys()))
+
+    while True:
+        # user input
+        direction = input("Enter direction (see above): ").upper().strip()
+        if direction in current_room["Exits"]:
+            # NEXIT, UEXIT, CEXIT, BREXIT
+            exit = current_room["Exits"][direction]
+            exit_type = exit["TYPE"]
+            if exit_type == "NEXIT":
+                print(exit["MESSAGE"])
+            elif exit_type in ["UEXIT", "CEXIT", "DEXIT"]:
+                current_room = rooms[current_room["Exits"][direction]["TO"]]
+                break
+        else:
+            print("You can't do that!\n")