From 47dd9840dac6ec8e835693373d80b396bf4a47e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tithi Joshi <tithijoshi27@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:28:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: extract input normalization into helper function

Added input normalization function and improved input validation.
---
 Animal-Guess/animalguess.py | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Animal-Guess/animalguess.py b/Animal-Guess/animalguess.py
index 62dbd77..5d30926 100644
--- a/Animal-Guess/animalguess.py
+++ b/Animal-Guess/animalguess.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+def normalize_input(text):
+    """
+    Normalize user input for comparison.
+    Strips whitespace and converts to lowercase.
+    """
+    return text.strip().lower()
 
-# Improved version with modular structure, input validation, and typo fixes
 
 def check_guess(guess, answer):
     """
@@ -8,17 +13,20 @@ def check_guess(guess, answer):
     Returns 1 if correct, 0 otherwise.
     """
     attempt = 0
+
     while attempt < 3:
-        if guess.lower().strip() == answer.lower():
+        if normalize_input(guess) == normalize_input(answer):
             print("✅ Correct Answer!")
-            return 1  # increment score
+            return 1
         else:
             attempt += 1
             if attempt < 3:
-                guess = input("❌ Wrong answer. Try again: ").strip()
+                guess = input("❌ Wrong answer. Try again: ")
+
     print("The correct answer is:", answer)
     return 0
 
+
 def main():
     """
     Main game function. Loops through all questions and calculates the total score.
@@ -33,12 +41,15 @@ def main():
     score = 0
 
     for question, answer in questions:
-        guess = input(question + " ").strip()
-        while not guess:
-            guess = input("Please enter a valid guess: ").strip()
+        guess = input(question + " ")
+
+        while not guess.strip():
+            guess = input("Please enter a valid guess: ")
+
         score += check_guess(guess, answer)
 
     print(f"\n🏆 Your Total Score is: {score} out of {len(questions)}")
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()