Unleash Your Inner 'Friends' Character with Python: A Fun Personality Quiz Project

Who doesn’t love the classic sitcom Friends? The show gave us six unforgettable characters, each with unique quirks and traits. But here’s the big question: Which Friends character are YOU most like?

I’ve created a Python-powered interactive web app that helps you find out—and it’s so much more than just a fun quiz. It’s a showcase of how Streamlit and pyngrok can bring simple yet delightful applications to life.

What I Built

This project is a personality quiz that asks you six fun questions about your preferences, habits, and quirks. Based on your answers, it calculates your personality type and matches you with one of the six Friends characters:

• Chandler: ?? Sarcastic, ?? Witty, ?? Funny
• Monica: ?? Competitive, ?? Perfectionist, ?? Caring
• Joey: ?? Friendly, ?? Loyal, ?? Flirtatious
• Ross: ?? Intelligent, ?? Dramatic, ?? Romantic
• Rachel: ?? Fashionable, ?? Ambitious, ?? Independent
• Phoebe: ?? Quirky, ?? Honest, ?? Creative

Each character has unique traits and a color-coded results page that highlights their key attributes. It’s a delightful experience that not only brings smiles but also demonstrates the power of modern Python libraries.

How the App Works

1. Streamlit for the Front-End

Streamlit’s simplicity allows you to create stunning web apps with minimal effort. The quiz layout includes:

• Interactive radio buttons for selecting answers.
• A dynamic results section showcasing your character match, their traits, and your detailed score breakdown.

2. Dynamic Scoring Logic

Each answer corresponds to a character, and the app keeps track of your choices to determine the best match:

scores = {char: 0 for char in character_info.keys()}
if answer in options[0]:
    scores['Chandler'] += 1
# Repeat for other characters
        

3. Hosting Made Easy with Pyngrok

Thanks to pyngrok, sharing the app is a breeze. It creates a public URL for your local Streamlit app so you can share it with your friends or on social media:

from pyngrok import ngrok
public_url = ngrok.connect(8501)
print(f"Your app is live at: {public_url}")
        

Key Learnings from This Project

This project wasn’t just about building a fun quiz; it was an opportunity to:

1. Learn Streamlit: Master the basics of one of the most beginner-friendly Python frameworks for web apps.
2. Implement Scoring Logic: Design a scalable and easy-to-understand way of assigning scores based on user inputs.
3. Enable Quick Hosting: Use pyngrok to host and share your app without deploying to a production server.

What More Can Be Done?

This is just the beginning! Here are some ideas to make the app even better:

1. Add More Characters: Expand beyond Friends and add other popular sitcom characters like How I Met Your Mother or The Office.
2. Incorporate Visuals: Add gifs, images, or videos of the characters for an immersive experience.
3. Enhance the Quiz: Introduce more nuanced questions and assign weighted scores for a more accurate match.
4. Save Results: Allow users to download or share their results directly to social media.
5. Multiplayer Mode: Add functionality for groups to take the quiz together and compare results.
6. Deploy to the Cloud: Deploy the app to platforms like Heroku or AWS for permanent hosting.

Final Thoughts

This project was an exciting way to blend creativity and technology. By using Python, Streamlit, and pyngrok, I’ve built something that brings smiles and sparks conversation—proving that coding can be both fun and impactful.

If you’re a developer looking to try something lighthearted or a Friends fan ready to discover your character match, this project is for you! You can check out the complete code on my GitHub repository - here.

Try building it yourself or share your thoughts. I’d love to hear what you think and how you’d make it your own.

What do you think of this project? Would you like to collaborate or see more features added? Let’s connect and create more fun tech projects together!