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Python

Posted by Brody Jeanson
Brody Jeanson
735 Points

'Strikes {}/10' prints infinitely

import random

    words = [ 
      'burger',
      'fettucine',
      'lasanga',
      'steak',
      'garlic bread'
      'watermelon',
      'tea',
      'pineapple'
      'coffee',
      'shrimp penne'
    ]

    while True:
      start = input("Press enter to start, or press Q to quit.")
      if start.lower() == 'q':
        break

      secret_word = random.choice(words)
      bad_guesses = []
      good_guesses = []

      while len(bad_guesses) < 10 and len(good_guesses) != len(list(secret_word)):
        for letter in secret_word:
          if letter in good_guesses:
            print(letter, end='')
          else:
              print('_', end='')

        print('')
        print('Strikes: {}/10'.format(len(bad_guesses))) # this is what loops
        print('')


      guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
      if len(guess) != 1:
        print("You can only guess one letter!")

continue elif guess in bad_guesses or guess in good_guesses: print("You have already guessed that letter.") continue elif not guess.isalpha(): print("You can only guess letters.") continue

if guess in secret_word: good_guesses.append(guess) if len(good_guesses) == len(list(secret_word)): print("You win! The word was {}.".format(secret_word)) break

else: bad_guesses.append(guess)

else: print("You didn't get it. The word was{}.".format(secret_word))

1 Answer

BRAD STYES
BRAD STYES
13,421 Points
BRAD STYES
BRAD STYES
13,421 Points

I believe the guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower() statement should be indented so that it occurs within your inner while loop. As it is, it is ending the while loop and nothing is changing its condition statement.