typeracer.py

import time
import random


sentences = [
    "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.",
    "Practice makes perfect.",
    "Typing fast is a valuable skill.",
    "Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.",
    "In a world where you can be anything, be kind."
]

def typing_race():
    # Select a random sentence
    sentence = random.choice(sentences)
    print("Type the following sentence as quickly as you can:")
    print(f"\n{sentence}\n")

    # Start timer
    start_time = time.time()

    # Take user input
    user_input = input("Your attempt: ")

    # End timer
    end_time = time.time()

    # Calculate typing speed
    time_taken = end_time - start_time
    words_typed = len(user_input.split())
    words_per_minute = (words_typed / time_taken) * 60

    # Calculate accuracy
    correct_words = sum(1 for u, s in zip(user_input.split(), sentence.split()) if u == s)
    accuracy = (correct_words / len(sentence.split())) * 100

    # Display results
    print("\nResults:")
    print(f"Time taken: {time_taken:.2f} seconds")
    print(f"Words per minute: {words_per_minute:.2f} WPM")
    print(f"Accuracy: {accuracy:.2f}%")

typing_race()