Hangman.py

from string import ascii_lowercase
from words import get_random_word
 
 
def get_num_attempts():
    """Get user-inputted number of incorrect attempts for the game."""
    while True:
        num_attempts = input(
            'How many incorrect attempts do you want? [1-25] ')
        try:
            num_attempts = int(num_attempts)
            if 1 <= num_attempts <= 25:
                return num_attempts
            else:
                print('{0} is not between 1 and 25'.format(num_attempts))
        except ValueError:
            print('{0} is not an integer between 1 and 25'.format(
                num_attempts))
 
 
def get_min_word_length():
    """Get user-inputted minimum word length for the game."""
    while True:
        min_word_length = input(
            'What minimum word length do you want? [4-16] ')
        try:
            min_word_length = int(min_word_length)
            if 4 <= min_word_length <= 16:                 return min_word_length             else:                 print('{0} is not between 4 and 16'.format(min_word_length))         except ValueError:             print('{0} is not an integer between 4 and 16'.format(                 min_word_length)) def get_display_word(word, idxs):     """Get the word suitable for display."""     if len(word) != len(idxs):         raise ValueError('Word length and indices length are not the same')     displayed_word = ''.join(         [letter if idxs[i] else '*' for i, letter in enumerate(word)])     return displayed_word.strip() def get_next_letter(remaining_letters):     """Get the user-inputted next letter."""     if len(remaining_letters) == 0:         raise ValueError('There are no remaining letters')     while True:         next_letter = input('Choose the next letter: ').lower()         if len(next_letter) != 1:             print('{0} is not a single character'.format(next_letter))         elif next_letter not in ascii_lowercase:             print('{0} is not a letter'.format(next_letter))         elif next_letter not in remaining_letters:             print('{0} has been guessed before'.format(next_letter))         else:             remaining_letters.remove(next_letter)             return next_letter def play_hangman():     """Play a game of hangman.     At the end of the game, returns if the player wants to retry.     """     # Let player specify difficulty     print('Starting a game of Hangman...')     attempts_remaining = get_num_attempts()     min_word_length = get_min_word_length()     # Randomly select a word     print('Selecting a word...')     word = get_random_word(min_word_length)     print()     # Initialize game state variables     idxs = [letter not in ascii_lowercase for letter in word]     remaining_letters = set(ascii_lowercase)     wrong_letters = []     word_solved = False     # Main game loop     while attempts_remaining > 0 and not word_solved:
        # Print current game state
        print('Word: {0}'.format(get_display_word(word, idxs)))
        print('Attempts Remaining: {0}'.format(attempts_remaining))
        print('Previous Guesses: {0}'.format(' '.join(wrong_letters)))
 
        next_letter = get_next_letter(remaining_letters)
 
       
        if next_letter in word:
            # Guessed correctly
            print('{0} is in the word!'.format(next_letter))
 
          
            for i in range(len(word)):
                if word[i] == next_letter:
                    idxs[i] = True
        else:
            # Guessed incorrectly
            print('{0} is NOT in the word!'.format(next_letter))
 
            
            attempts_remaining -= 1
            wrong_letters.append(next_letter)
 
       
        if False not in idxs:
            word_solved = True
        print()
 
    # The game is over: reveal the word
    print('The word is {0}'.format(word))
 
    if word_solved:
        print('Congratulations! You won!')
    else:
        print('Try again next time!')
 
    
    try_again = input('Would you like to try again? [y/Y] ')
    return try_again.lower() == 'y'
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    while play_hangman():
        print()