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import time,os

stickmen = [
"\
|------\n\
|    O\n\
| ---|---\n\
|   / \\ \n\
|  /   \\ \n\
|_____",

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import os
#Global variables and lists to be used throughout my program.

wordsList = ["dog","cat","mouse","hyena"]
usedWords = []
lives = 6


stickmen = [
"\

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def getALetter():
  global lives
  global usedLetters
  
  letter = input("please enter a letter")
  if not len(letter) == 1: #Have they entered only 1 character?
    mainScreen()
  elif not letter.isalpha(): #Is that character a letter?
    mainScreen()
  elif in usedLetters: # Have they already guessed that letter?

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import os,random
#Global variables and lists to be used throughout my program.

wordsList = ["dog","cat","mouse","hyena"]
usedLetters = []
chosenWord = random.choice(wordsList)
lives = 6


stickmen = [

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def showUsedLetters():
  print(" ".join(usedLetters)) #Join up the letters in the usedLetters list
                               #into one long string and print it! Easy :-)

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def drawTheWord():
  word = [] #Create a temporary list to add either letters or an underscore
  for letter in chosenWord:
    if letter in usedLetters:
      word.append(letter)
    else:
      word.append("_")
  print(" ".join(word)) #Combine the letters and underscores and print them out. 
  # The string.join(list) method is easy to use and powerful! :-)

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def checkWinLose():
  global lives #These variables need to global so that they save outside of the function
  global chosenWord
  global usedLetters
  if lives == 0: #If you have no lives the you have lost!
    os.system('clear')
    print("\n\nYou lose!!!!!")
    input("\n\nPress enter to start again")
    chosenWord = random.choice(wordsList)#After here reset lives,empty usedLetters and pick a new word.
    lives = 6

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def mainScreen():
  checkWinLose() # Add me to the mainScreen function!
  #rest of function here....

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stickman = "\
|------\n\  
|    O\n\
| ---|---\n\
|   / \\ \n\
|  /   \\ \n\
|_____"

print(stickman)

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def drawStickMan():
  print(stickmen[lives])