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Start your free trialJavier Makmuri
3,257 PointsWhy doesn't this run properly on python 3.6??
instead of _ _ _ _ _ it only prints out 1 _ and the {}/7.format(len(bad_guess)) is buggy.
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsTo make your code readable, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. Or watch this video on code formatting.
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Steven Parker
231,236 PointsSince the code looks like it might work, I'd guess you may have an indentation error. Unfortunately, that is impossible to confirm in unformatted code.
Javier Makmuri
3,257 PointsJavier Makmuri
3,257 Pointsimport random fruits = ["apple", "strawberry", "grape", "melon", "lemon", "pear", "grapefruit", "starfruit", "lime", "banana", "kiwi" ]
while True: start = input("Press enter to start, or press 'Q' to quit!") if start == 'Q': break word= random.choice(fruits) wrong=[] right=[] while len(wrong)<7 and len(right) != len(list(word)): for letter in word: if letter in right: print(letter,end='') else: print('_',end='') print('') print("Strikes:{}/7".format(len(wrong))) guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower() if len(guess) != 1: print("You can only guess a single letter!") continue elif guess in wrong or guess in right: print("You have already guessed that letter!") elif not guess.isalpha(): print("You can only guess letters!") continue if guess in word: right.append(guess) if len(right)==len(list(word)): print("You Win! The word was {}.".format(word)) break else: wrong.append(guess) else: print("You didn't guess it! The fruit was {}.".format(word))