How do I open another file in python? (not .txt file)

Question

Ok so I want to make a very very very very very simple coin flipping program and I want to make it so the player can choose if to close after the coin flipped or if to flip again. This is the code I used, the person can type either 1 or 2, and choose if to flip again or if to close the program, I tried using open("Coinflip.py) but it didn't do anything. What should I do?

import random 
import time  
flip = random.randint(1, 2)  
if flip == 1:     
    print("The coin landed heads")  
if flip == 2:     
    print("The coin landed tails")   
print('') 
print("")  
time.sleep(1)  
choice = int(input("Type 1 to exit or 2 to flip again and press enter "))  
if choice == 1:     
    exit()  
elif choice == 2:     
    open("Coinflip.py") 
input()

You want to run another python process, from an already running python process? This is called Multiprocessing https://docs.python.org/3/library/concurrent.futures.html — Tom McLean, Aug 31 '22 at 12:58
@TomMcLean this might be overkill. Instead it sounds like they should instead use a [`while`](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html)-loop, to repeat the same code again. — Mime, Aug 31 '22 at 13:04
@Lenntror `import random import time flip = random.randint(1, 2) if flip == 1: print(" The coin landed heads") if flip == 2: print(" The coin landed tails") print('') print("") time.sleep(1) choice = int(input(" Type 1 to exit or 2 to flip again and press enter ")) if choice == 1: exit() elif choice == 2: open("Coinflip.py") input()` — Daniele Krivitskiy, Aug 31 '22 at 13:10
Does this answer your question? [How do I repeat the program in python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41365922/how-do-i-repeat-the-program-in-python). Besides that, you should read the [python tutorial](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/) — Mime, Aug 31 '22 at 13:15
You should never add the code as image, instead add it as text in the question by surrounding it with tripple backticks. Please also read [How to ask](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) — Mime, Aug 31 '22 at 13:18

Tom McLean · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T13:51:43.707

You can use a function and a while loop to continuously ask for coin flips:

import random
import time

def coin_flip():
    flip = random.randint(1, 2)
    if flip == 1:
        print("The coin landed heads")
    if flip == 2:
        print("The coin landed tails")
    time.sleep(1)


def main():
    while True:
        choice = int(input("Type 1 to exit or 2 to flip again"))
        if choice == 1:
            break
        elif choice == 2:
            coin_flip()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

technically you don't need a function, but lets use one anyway

How do I open another file in python? (not .txt file)

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