wordle

wordle.py

import random
import urllib.request

WORD_LENGTH = 5
MAX_GUESSES = 5
WORD_LIST = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tabatkins/wordle-list/main/words'
FORFEIT = 'forfeit'

response = urllib.request.urlopen(WORD_LIST)
content = response.read().decode('utf-8')
all_words = [x for x in content.split('\n') if len(x) == WORD_LENGTH]

print('== wordle.py ==')
random.seed()
random.shuffle(all_words)
the_word = all_words[0]

win = False
guesses_remaining = MAX_GUESSES
while True:
  while True:
    n = MAX_GUESSES - guesses_remaining + 1
    print(f'\n* guess {n}/{MAX_GUESSES}')
    guess = input('guess a word: ').lower().strip()
    if guess == FORFEIT:
      guesses_remaining = 0
      break
    elif len(guess) != WORD_LENGTH:
      print(f'guess is not {WORD_LENGTH} chars!')
    elif guess in all_words:
      guesses_remaining -= 1
      print()
      break
    else:
      print('guess is not in the dictionary!\n')

  if guess == the_word:
    win = True
    break
  else:
    if guess == FORFEIT:
      break

    for idx, i in enumerate(guess):
      status = '-'
      if i in the_word:
        status = '🟨'
        if the_word[idx] == i:
          status = '🟩'
      print(f'{i}: {status}')
  
  if not guesses_remaining:
    break

if win:
  print('*WINNER*!')
else:
  print(f'you lose!  it was "{the_word}".')