import sys #import sys to make sure sys.exit works
answers = ["rock","paper","scissors"] #make a list of the possible correct answers
attempts_player1 = 0; #make a variable that holds the number of attempts for player 1
attempts_player2 = 0; #make a variable that holds the number of attempts for player 2
print("Welcome to Rock, Paper, Scissors: ") #print an introductory message
print("Player 1, type 'rock', 'paper', or 'scissors'") #prompt Player 1 to type in their choice
player1 = input().lower() #declare player1 and take input from user and make it lowercase
while (player1 not in answers): #while player1 is not equal to the items in the list 'answers'
print('Player 1 input is incorrect. Enter input again ') #print that input is incorrect
player1 = input().lower() #take input again for player 1 and make it lowercase
attempts_player1 += 1 #iterate the attempts_player1 variable by 1 for each time the loop runs
if (attempts_player1 == 3): #check to see if the attempts_player1 is equals to 3, if it is then uses sys.exit to exit the program.
sys.exit("Player 1 exceeded maximum number of tries.") #exits the program while displaying a message
print("Player 2, type 'rock', 'paper', or 'scissors'") #prompt Player 2 to type in their choice
player2 = input().lower()
while (player2 not in answers): #while player2 is not equal to the items in the list 'answers'
print('Player 2 input is incorrect. Enter input again ') #print that input is incorrect
player2 = input().lower() #take input again for player 2 and make it lowercase
attempts_player2 += 1 #iterate the attempts_player2 variable by 1 for each time the loop runs
if (attempts_player2 == 3): #check to see if the attempts_player2 is equals to 3, if it is then uses sys.exit to exit the program.
sys.exit("Player 2 exceeded maximum number of tries.") #exits the program while displaying a message
if (player1 == player2):
print("The game is a draw because both player 1 and 2 chose:", player1) #print that the game is a draw and also the input of either player 1 or 2
elif (player1 == "rock"): #if player 1's input is 'rock'
if (player2 == "paper"): #and if player 2's input is 'paper'
print("Player 2 wins because they chose: ", player2) #print that player 2 wins because paper beats rock.
elif (player2 == "scissors"): #and if player 2's input is 'scissors'
print("Player 1 wins because they chose: ", player1) #print that player 1 wins because rock beats scissors.
elif (player1 == "paper"): #else if player 1's input is 'paper'
if (player2 == "rock"): #and if player 2's input is 'rock'
print("Player 1 wins because they chose: ", player1) #print that player 1 wins because paper beats rock.
elif (player2 == "scissors"): #and if player 2's input is 'scissors'
print("Player 2 wins because they chose: ", player2) #print that player 2 wins because scissors beats paper.
elif (player1 == "scissors"): #if player 1's input is 'scissors'
if (player2 == "rock"): #and if player 2's input is 'rock'
print("Player 2 wins because they chose: ", player2) #print that player 2 wins because rock beats scissors.
elif (player2 == "paper"): #and if player 2's input is 'paper'
print("Player 1 wins because they chose: ", player1) #print that player 1 wins because scissors beats paper.