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Python

Posted by Yougang Sun
Yougang Sun
Courses Plus Student 2,086 Points

Hi guys, I stuck on this python letter game, the 'count' I set is for counting the distinct guess in secret_word. 

import random
words=[
    'apple',
    'orange',
    'peach',
    'lemon',
    'kiwi',
    'pineapple',
    'strawberry',
    'blueberry']
count=0
while True:
    start= input("Please enter/return to start, or enter Q to quit: " )
    if start.lower()=='q':
        break
    secret_word= random.choice(words)
    good_guess=[]
    bad_guess=[]    

    while len(bad_guess)<5 and count!=len(list(secret_word)):
        for letter in secret_word:
            if letter in good_guess:
                print(letter,end='')
                count=count+1
            else:
                print('_',end='')  

        if count==len(list(secret_word)):
            print('')
            print("You win the word is {}".format(secret_word))
            break 


        print('')        
        print('Strike: {}/3'.format(len(bad_guess))) 
        print('')

        guess=input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
        if len(guess)!=1:
            print("You can only enter 1 letter")
            continue    
        elif guess in good_guess or guess in bad_guess:
            print("You already guess this letter")
            continue
        elif not guess.isalpha():
            print("This is not a letter")
            continue    

        if guess in secret_word:
            good_guess.append(guess) 
        else:
            bad_guess.append(guess)
    else:
        print("Sorry, you lose")