A simple CLI prototype of Wordle for someone to start playing with.

hello_worldle.py

SOLUTION = "WORDS"


print("Guess a 5-letter word.")


def take_a_guess():
	answer = input("> ")
	answer = answer.upper()

	if answer == SOLUTION:
		return True

	if len(answer) != 5:
		print("Guess a 5-letter word")
		return False

	print("< ", end="")
	for i, letter in enumerate(answer):
		# print() with end="" doesn't print a full line
		# This lets us print a character-by-character response
		if letter == SOLUTION[i]:
			# If the letter matches, print the letter
			print(letter, end="")
		elif letter in SOLUTION:
			# If it's in the word, print "!"
			print("!", end="")
		else:
			# If it's not in the word, print "-"
			print("-", end="")
	# Print a newline before the next guess
	print()


guess_count = 0
while True:
	guess_count += 1
	correct = take_a_guess()
	if correct:
		print(f"Well done! Won in {guess_count} attempts.")
		break