hangman.py

import random
 
namePeople = ['birthday' , 'airplane' , 'tiger' , 'butterfly' , 'giraffe']
 
wordGenerated = (random.choice(namePeople))
times_failed = 0
 
while True :
    userGuess = input("Guess the word: ")
    if userGuess == wordGenerated :
        print("You got it right!")
        break #break escapes the loop and goes to line 20
    else :
        if times_failed < len(wordGenerated): ## magic happens here
            output = wordGenerated[0:times_failed] + (len(wordGenerated)-times_failed) * "*"
            print(output)
        else:
            print(wordGenerated)
    times_failed += 1