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jp28
3,413 PointsMy code doesn't work
I've spent 2 hours looking for mistakes but the code just doesn't work This is my code: import random
make a list of words
words = [ 'Orlando' 'Miami' 'Santiago' 'Lima' 'Buenos Aires' 'Madrid' 'Liverpool' 'New York' 'Chicago' ]
while True: start = input("Press enter/return to start, or enter 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(list(good_guesses)) != len(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('Strikes: {}/7'.format(len(bad_guesses)))
#take guess
guess = input("Gues a letter: ").lower()
if len(guess) != 1:
print("You can only guess one letter")
continue
elif guess in bad_guesses or guess in good_guesses:
print("You've already guess that letter")
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 didn't guess it! My secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
print out win/lose
1 Answer
Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,702 PointsWithout giving you the answer right off the bat, take a second look at your words list.
words = [ 'Orlando' 'Miami' 'Santiago' 'Lima' 'Buenos Aires' 'Madrid' 'Liverpool' 'New York' 'Chicago' ]
# HINT: Each word should be separated by something
jp28
3,413 Pointsthe problem was the missing comas " , "
Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,702 PointsGlad you found it! :-)
Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,702 PointsChris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,702 PointsI think I spotted the error. I will post it as an answer in a few moments but could you *Edit and reformat your code snippet. I think something went wrong when you copy/pasted it in, i feel like the larger letters were meant to be comments inside the code snippet?
It will make it easier for me to copy/paste it to be able to run it if my answer doesnt fix the problem. Or you could create and share a Workspace from this challenge. :-)