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307 PointsHey! My code continues to loop and do not stop. Ive look over the code hundred but I think im blind to due to.
import os import random
Make a list of words
words = [ 'apples' 'pears' 'oranges' 'Peach' 'Lime' 'grapefruit' 'melon' 'blueberry' ]
def clear():
if os.name =='nt':
os.system('cls1')
else:
os.system('clear')
while True:
start = input('Press enter/return to start or q to QUIT:')
if start.lower() == 'q':
break
# pick a random word
secret_word = random.choice(words)
bad_guesses = []
good_guesses = []
while len(bad_guesses) < 7 and len(good_guesses) != len(list(secret_word)):
# draw spaces
# draw guessed letters and strikes
for letter in secret_word:
if letter in good_guesses:
print(letter,end='')
else:
print('_', end='')
print('')
print('Strikes: {}/7'.format(len(bad_guesses)))
print('')
# take guesses
guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
if len(guess) != 1:
print('You can only guess a single letter')
continue
elif guess in bad_guesses or guesses in good_guesses:
print('You have already tried this one')
continue
elif not guess.isalpha():
print('You can only guess letters')
continue
if guess in secret_word:
good_guesses.append(guess)
if len(good_guesses) == len(list(secret.word)):
print('You win! the word was {}'.format(secret_word))
break
else:
bad_guesses.append(guess)
else: print('You missed out on the guess') # print out win/lose