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Python

Posted by behar
behar
10,800 Points

Hangman game printing??

So im trying to build a simple hangman game.. Im trying to make it so if the user guesses a letter correctly the list_original_word variable will turn the index value where the correct guess is, turn into the guessed letter: So say i have the color blue, it will print X X X X However if i guess blue it will print b X X X Ive attempted this in the code that is highlighted with the comment, but when i run it, it simply prints the entire word. I dont understand this at all, if someone could tell me why, and perhaps come up with a fix it would make my day!

import random
random_words = ["red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "blue", "purple", 
                "pink", "brown", "grey", "white", "black"]
test = ["red", "blue"]
original_word = random.choice(test)
list_original_word = list(original_word)

correct_guesses = []
wrong_guesses = []
print(len(original_word) * "-")

while True:
    guess = input("Guess a letter or a word! ")
    if guess in original_word:
        print("Yes, {} is in my word!".format(guess))
        correct_guesses.append(guess)

        # I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CODE DOES NOT WORK??
        index_value = -1
        for letter in original_word:
            index_value += 1
            if guess == letter:
                list_original_word[index_value] = guess
                print("".join(list_original_word))


    else:
        print("No, {} is not in my word!".format(guess))
        wrong_guesses.append(guess)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,199 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,199 Points

Your list already contains the letters of the original word, so you don't need to assign your guess to it. But when you print a letter, you'll want to choose between the guess and an "X", plus prevent the newline until all letters have been output.

        for letter in original_word:
            if guess == letter:
                print(guess, end='')
            else:
                print("X", end='')
        print('')

You may also want to revise the game to show all correct guessed letters and not just the most recent one.

I think you might enjoy the Python Basics course, particularly the last project where a hangman game with these exact features is constructed.