#MonthOfCode day 9 - jump

day_9.py

import os
import random
from time import sleep

def disp_word_letter_up( word, ind_letter=-1 ):
    chars = list(word)
    os.system('clear')# replace by os.system('cls') on windows systems
    #upper row
    for i in xrange( len(chars)):
        if(ind_letter == i ):
            print chars[i],
        else:
            print ' ',
    print ;
    print ;
    #lower row
    for i in xrange( len(chars)):
        if(ind_letter == i ):
            print ' ',
        else:
            print chars[i],
    print ;

print 'type a word or a phrase, please'
da_input = raw_input()

disp_word_letter_up( da_input )
for i in xrange(  len(da_input)-1,-1,-1 ):
    sleep(0.5)
    disp_word_letter_up( da_input , i)
sleep(0.5)
disp_word_letter_up( da_input )