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Hangman

Posted on September 3, 2019November 11, 2019

This was made with Al Sweigart’s Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python course.

import random
HANGMAN_PICS = ['''
  +---+
      |
      |
      |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
      |
      |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
  |   |
      |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
 /|   |
      |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
 /|\  |
      |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
 /|\  |
 /    |
     ===''', '''
  +---+
  O   |
 /|\  |
 / \  |
     ===''']
words = 'ant as baboon badger bat bear beaver camel cat clam cobra cougar cyote crow deer dog donkey duck eagle ferret fox frog goat goose hawk lion lizard llama mole monkey moose mouse mule newt otter owl panda parrot javscript pigeon python rabbit rainbow ram rat raven rhinop salmon seal shark sheep skunk sloth snake spider stork swan tiger toad troyut turkey turtle weasel whale wolf womat zebra'.split()

def getRandomWord(wordList):
    wordIndex = random.randint(0, len(wordList) - 1)
    #print(wordList[wordIndex])
    return wordList[wordIndex]

def displayBoard(missedLetters, correctLetters, secretWord):
    print(HANGMAN_PICS[len(missedLetters)])
    print()
    print('Missed letters: ', end=' ')
    for letter in missedLetters:
        print(letter, end=' ')
    print()

    blanks='_' * len(secretWord)
    print('Guessed Lettes: ', end='')
    for i in range(len(secretWord)):
        if secretWord[i] in correctLetters:
            blanks = blanks[:i] + secretWord[i]+ blanks[i+1:]
    for letter in blanks:
        print(letter, end=' ')
    print()

def getGuess(alreadyGuessed):
    while True:
        print('Guess a letter.')
        guess = input()
        guess = guess.lower()
        if len(guess) != 1:
            print('Please enter a single letter.')
        elif guess in alreadyGuessed:
            print('You have already guessed that letter. Choose again.')
        elif guess not in 'abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz':
            print('Please enter a LETTER!!!')
        else:
            return guess

def playAgain():
    print('Do you want to play again? (yes or no)')
    return input().lower().startswith('y')

print('H A N G M A N')
missedLetters = ''
correctLetters = ''
secretWord = getRandomWord(words)
gameIsDone = False

while True:
    displayBoard(missedLetters, correctLetters, secretWord)
    guess = getGuess(missedLetters + correctLetters)
    if guess in secretWord:
        correctLetters = correctLetters + guess
        foundAllLetters=True
        for i in range(len(secretWord)):
            if secretWord[i] not in correctLetters:
                foundAllLetters = False
                break
        if foundAllLetters:
            print('Yes! The secret word is "'+secretWord+'"! You have won!')
            gameIsDone=True
    else:
        missedLetters = missedLetters + guess
        if len(missedLetters) == len(HANGMAN_PICS) - 1:
               displayBoard(missedLetters, correctLetters, secretWord)
               print('You have run out of guesses!\nAfter ' + str(len(missedLetters))+' missed guesses and ' + str(len(correctLetters))+' correct guesses, the word was "'+secretWord+'"')
               gameIsDone=True
    if gameIsDone:
        if playAgain():
            missedLetters = ''
            correctLetters = ''
            gameIsDone = False
            secretWord = getRandomWord(words)
        else:
               break

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