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Eli Goodwin
29,502 PointsPython Letter Game
I generated the script and it runs, but it will continue running even after the correct word has been guessed. Not sure why the it will not terminate.
import os
import random
import sys
words = [
'apple',
'lemon',
'pineapple',
'banna',
'strawberry',
'grapefruit',
'snikcers',
]
def clear():
if os.name == 'nt':
os.system(cls)
else:
os.system('clear')
def draw(secretWord, goodGuesses, wrongGuesses):
clear()
print('Strikes: {}/7'.format(len(wrongGuesses)))
print('')
for letter in wrongGuesses:
print(letter, end=' ')
print('\n\n')
for letter in secretWord:
if letter in goodGuesses:
print(letter, end='')
else:
print('_', end='')
print('')
def getGuess(wrongGuesses, goodGuesses):
while True:
guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
if len(guess) !=1:
print ("you can only guess a single letter!")
continue
elif guess in wrongGuesses or guess in goodGuesses:
print("you've already guessed that stuff!")
elif not guess.isalpha():
print("You can only guess letters!")
continue
else:
return guess
def play(done):
clear()
secretWord = random.choice(words)
wrongGuesses = []
goodGuesses = []
while True:
draw(secretWord, goodGuesses, wrongGuesses)
guess = getGuess(wrongGuesses, goodGuesses)
if guess in secretWord:
goodGuesses.append(guess)
found = True
for letter in secretWord:
if letter not in goodGuesses:
found = False
if found:
print("You win!")
print("The secret word was {}.".format(secretWord))
else:
wrongGuesses.append(guess)
if len(wrongGuesses) == 7:
draw(secretWord, goodGuesses, wrongGuesses)
print("You lost!")
print("The secret word was {}".format(secretWord))
done = True
if done:
play_again=input("Play again? y/n").lower()
if play_again != 'n':
return play(done=False)
else:
sys.exit()
def welcome():
start = input("Press enter to start or Q to quit.").lower()
if start == 'q':
print("bye!")
sys.exit()
else:
return True
print ("Welcome to letter guess!")
done = False
while True:
clear()
welcome()
play(done)
[MOD: added ```python markdown formatting -cf]
1 Answer

Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,106 PointsYou are missing setting done
if word found:
if found:
print("You win!")
print("The secret word was {}.".format(secretWord))
done = True # <- added setting 'done'