This is my code and I am trying to move from one area to another using the move_player() function. The code is not changing the current_location variable and I have no idea why. Please help me #The dictionary of areas which links the areas together along with the item in each area areas = { 'geysers':{'north':'caves', 'south':'fields', 'east':'swamps', 'west':'treetops', 'item':'start'}, 'caves':{'south':'geysers', 'east':'cliffs', 'item':'sword'}, 'fields':{'north':'geysers', 'east':'temple', 'item':'bandages'}, 'swamps':{'north':'pond', 'west':'geysers', 'item':'tranquilizer'}, 'treetops':{'east':'geysers', 'item':'blowtorch'}, 'cliffs':{'west':'caves', 'item':'shield'}, 'pond':{'south':'swamps', 'item':'javelin'}, 'temple':{'west':'fields', 'item':'villain'} } current_location = 'geysers' #function to handle invalid entries for moving the player def invalid_move(): print('Move not valid. Try again.') #get the player's next move and put it in a list for validation player_input = input('Enter your move:\n>').lower().split() def move_player(location, player_move): new_location = location if player_move[0] == 'go': if player_move[1] in areas[location] and player_move[1] != 'item': new_location = areas[location][player_move[1]] else: invalid_move() else: invalid_move() return new_location move_player(current_location, player_input) print(current_location) Continue reading...
