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Start your free trialFaisal Buzuobar
577 PointsWhat is wrong with my Letter Game? (letter_game.py)
import os
import sys
import random
# Make a list of words
words = ["apple", "banana", "orange", "coconut", "strawberry", "lime", "grapefruit", "lemon", "kumquat", "blueberry", "melon"]
def clear():
if os.name == "nt":
os.system("cls")
else:
os.system("clear")
def draw(bad_guesses, good_guesses, secret_word):
clear()
print("strikes: {}/7".format(len(bad_guesses)))
print("")
for letter in bad_guesses:
print(letter,end=" ")
print("\n\n")
for letter in secret_word:
if letter in good_guesses:
print(letter, end="")
else:
print("_", end="")
print("")
def get_guess(bad_guesses, good_guesses):
while True:
guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
if len(guess) != 1:
print("You can only guess a single letter!")
elif guess in bad_guesses or guess in good_guesses:
print("You've already guessed that letter!")
elif not guess.isalpha():
print("You can only guess letters!")
else:
return guess
def play(done):
clear()
secret_word = random.choice(words)
bad_guesses = []
good_guesses = []
while True:
draw(bad_guesses, good_guesses, secret_word)
guess = get_guess(bad_guesses, good_guesses)
if guess in secret_word:
good_guesses.append(guess)
found = True
for letter in secret_word:
if letter not in good_guesses:
found = False
if found:
print("you win!")
print("The secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
else:
bad_guesses.append(guess)
if len(bad_guesses) == 7:
draw(bad_guesses,good_guesses, secret_word)
print("You lost!")
print("The secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
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/return to start or Q to quit ").lower()
if start == "q":
print("Bye!")
else:
return True
print("Welcome to Letter Guess!")
done = False
while True:
clear()
welcome()
play(done)
My code works fine but it continues on even after finding the word, ie, i don't receive the messages;
"You win!" "The secret word was.." "Play again? Y/n "
Please help.
1 Answer
Mike Brooks
3,389 PointsAround line 72, you have:
if found:
print("You win!")
print("The secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
At the end of the if found:, since you won try setting:
done = True immediately after the above code.