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

Javier Makmuri
Javier Makmuri
3,257 Points

Why 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.

Javier Makmuri
Javier Makmuri
3,257 Points

import 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))

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

To make your code readable, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. :arrow_heading_down:   Or watch this video on code formatting.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Since 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.