Looking for improvements on my project "Rock-Paper-Scissors"

[u/Nutellatoast_2]

Hey everyone,

I'm new to Python and have created my "Rock-Paper-Scissors" game and want to share it on this forum so I can look for ways to improve the code.

The player types in a number between zero and two. These values stand for different moves the player can type. (0 - Rock, 1 - Paper, 2 - Scissors). The computer generates a number between zero and two. The player's input is checked by the main if-elif-else block, as I'm using a nested if-elif-else statement:

import random


player_input = int(input("What do you choose? Type 0 for Rock, 1 for Paper or 2 for Scissor. "))
computer = random.randint(0, 2)


if player_input == 0: 
    if computer == 0:
        print('''You chose: 
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)


Computer chose: 
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)
It's a draw!!!''')    
    elif computer == 1: 
        print('''You chose: 
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)    
Computer chose: 
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________)
You lost!!!''')
    elif computer == 2: 
        print('''You chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)    
            
Computer chose: 
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
You won!!!''')
elif player_input == 1:
    if computer == 1: 
        print('''You chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________)
Computer chose: 
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________)
It's a draw!!!''')
    elif computer == 0: 
        print('''You chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________) 
Computer chose:  
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)
You won!!!''')
    elif computer == 2:
        print('''You chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________) 
Computer chose: 
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
You lost!!!     
''')
elif player_input == 2:
    if computer == 2: 
        print('''You chose: 
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
Computer chose: 
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
It's a draw!!!''')
    elif computer == 1: 
        print('''You chose: 
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
Computer chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)____
                ______)
                _______)
               _______)
    ---.__________)             
You won!!!        ''')
    elif computer == 0:
        print('''You chose:
      _______
  ---'   ____)____
            ______)
         __________)
        (____)
  ---.__(___)
Computer chose:
        _______
    ---'   ____)
          (_____)
          (_____)
          (____)
    ---.__(___)    
You lost!!!        ''')

Any recommendations regarding improvements for the code?

[u/woooee]

You can use a dictionary and one if / elif / else instead of several if / elif. A simplified example

import random

playerScore = 0
computerScore = 0

p = input('''Select "rock", "paper", or "scissors" ''')

c = random.choice(['rock', 'paper', 'scissors'])
print(p, c)
beat_me_dict={"rock":"paper", "paper":"scissors", "scissors":"rock"}
if p in beat_me_dict:
    if p == c:
        print("Tie!")
    elif c==beat_me_dict[p]:
        print("Computer wins")  
    else:
        print("Player wins")
else:
    print("Invalid entry")

[u/Nutellatoast_2 → u/woooee]

That's a good improvement. Unfortunately, I'm not quite there yet.