Struggling to get ValueError to work in python 3 guessing game

Question

I have followed a tutorial to create a guessing game in python 3 and i thought i could make it better so i created a timed intro with error inputs recognition and it all seemed to be going well.
However, when i came time to ensure when a player inputted anything other than a number(IE exception handling) it just fails out.
The game it self functions just not the non integer in the guessgame

I have tried the following with ValueError
if, else
try, except
if guess == ValueError

All to no avail, anyway, code is below and in my code area. Any help to solve this would be much appreciated.

import time

def guessgame():
import random # brings in random generator
number = random.randint(1, 20) # assigns random value between 1, 20
numofguesses = 0 # sets number of guesses to 0
print("Hello what is your name?")
name = input()
print("The number i am thinking of is between 1 and 20", name) # user defined name
for numofguesses in range(6):# if number of guesses left is less that 6 do the following
print("Take a guess")
guess = input() # assign guess variable to user input
guess = int(guess) # ensures guess is an number

if guess < number:
print("Number is too low!")

if guess > number:
print("Number is too high!")

if guess == number:
break
else:
if ValueError: #THIS IS THE JERK THAT WONT WORK
print("Please enter a number")

if guess == number:
numofguesses = str(numofguesses)
print("Well done", name, "You guessed the number in: ", numofguesses)
gameiniate()

if guess != number:
number = str(number)
print(" Wrong! unlucky, the number was: ", number)

def gameiniate():
print("Would you like to play a game? Yes or No")
game = input().lower()
yeschoice = ("yes", "y")
nochoice = ("no", "n")

Answer 1

try:
guess = int(guess)
except ValueError:
print(...)

Answer 2

if game in yeschoice:
guessgame()
elif game in nochoice: # command to exit script if no or n typed
print("thats too bad")
print("type exit to close")
if input() == "exit":
exit()
else:
print("Please respond with Yes or No")
gameiniate()

time.sleep(4)
gameiniate()

this is the code missing from the bottom

Answer 3

I have tried it this way:

for numofguesses in range(6):# if number of guesses left is less that 6 do the following
print("Take a guess")
guess = input() # assign guess variable to user input
try:
guess = int(guess) # ensures guess is an number
except ValueError:
print("Please enter a number")

if guess < number:
print("Number is too low!")

if guess > number:
print("Number is too high!")

if guess == number:
break

and received the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/LeoStu/.PyCharmCE2019.1/config/scratches/Tutorialscript.py", line 52, in <module>
gameiniate()
File "C:/Users/LeoStu/.PyCharmCE2019.1/config/scratches/Tutorialscript.py", line 41, in gameiniate
guessgame()
File "C:/Users/LeoStu/.PyCharmCE2019.1/config/scratches/Tutorialscript.py", line 13, in guessgame
guess = int(guess) # ensures guess is an number
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'w'

Answer 4

Maybe it's because you're using try/except in a loop

https://code.sololearn.com/cer3iUxIy2rE/?ref=app

Answer 5

Thank you for your help, i have tried it stand alone in the idle and it worked pycharm doesn't appear to run it correctly. although now its not registering going over 6 attempts if a letter is entered until you try a number then works.
Thank you again though

try_again = True
print("Hello what is your name?")
name = input()
print("The number i am thinking of is between 1 and 20", name) # user defined name
while numofguesses < 6:# if number of guesses left is less that 6 do the following

while try_again:
print("Take a guess")
try_again = False
guess = input() # assign guess variable to user input

try:
guess = int(guess) # ensures guess is an number
except ValueError:
print("Please enter a number")
try_again = True
numofguesses += 1

numofguesses += 1
if guess < number:
print("Number is too low!")
try_again = True
elif guess > number:
print("Number is too high!")
try_again = True
else:
if guess == number:
break