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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Letter Game Introduction

Anthony Ferrero
Anthony Ferrero
2,533 Points

Understanding the concept of how these letters are getting printed.

Hi All,

I understand the challenge and completed it successfully, however, I want to better understand how this line of code works. What it does is replace the '_' with the actual letter of the word. I just don't know how the code knows how to do this, hopefully someone can enlighten me!

while len(bad) < 7 and len(good) != len(list((secret))):
    for letter in secret:
        if letter in good:
            print(letter, end='')
        else:
            print('_',end='')
    print('')
    print('Stikes: {}/7'.format(len(bad)))
    print('')
Anthony Ferrero
Anthony Ferrero
2,533 Points

Actually, I think I am getting it after review. It is a for loop. And for every letter that is in the secret word, replace it with the actual letter, if no letters are in good, replace it with '_'. Is that the concept?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Your description fits the general loop mechanism. Good job! :+1: