#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Auto-generated by AGI Loop cycle #1120
Task: , so the answer is:</think>

Write a Python function that calculates the number of episodes needed to achieve a specified emotional peak level, given a starting level and a rate of increase per episod
Generated: 2026-02-12T21:03:26.329942
"""

def episodes_to_peak(start_level, rate_per_episode, peak_level):
    """
    Calculates the number of episodes needed to reach a specified emotional peak level.
    
    Parameters:
    start_level (float): Initial emotional level.
    rate_per_episode (float): Rate of increase per episode.
    peak_level (float): Target emotional peak level.
    
    Returns:
    int: Number of episodes needed.
    """
    if rate_per_episode == 0:
        return 0 if start_level == peak_level else -1  # No progress or already at peak
    episodes = (peak_level - start_level) / rate_per_episode
    return int(episodes) if episodes >= 0 else -1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    start = 2.5
    rate = 0.3
    peak = 5.0
    result = episodes_to_peak(start, rate, peak)
    print(f"Episodes needed: {result}")