basic-computer-games/96_Word/python/word.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
WORD

Converted from BASIC to Python by Trevor Hobson
"""

import random

words = [
    "DINKY",
    "SMOKE",
    "WATER",
    "GRASS",
    "TRAIN",
    "MIGHT",
    "FIRST",
    "CANDY",
    "CHAMP",
    "WOULD",
    "CLUMP",
    "DOPEY",
]


def play_game() -> None:
    """Play one round of the game"""

    random.shuffle(words)
    target_word = words[0]
    guess_count = 0
    guess_progress = ["-"] * 5

    print("You are starting a new game...")
    while True:
        guess_word = ""
        while guess_word == "":
            guess_word = input("\nGuess a five letter word. ").upper()
            if guess_word == "?":
                break
            elif not guess_word.isalpha() or len(guess_word) != 5:
                guess_word = ""
                print("You must guess a five letter word. Start again.")
        guess_count += 1
        if guess_word == "?":
            print("The secret word is", target_word)
            break
        else:
            common_letters = ""
            matches = 0
            for i in range(5):
                for j in range(5):
                    if guess_word[i] == target_word[j]:
                        matches += 1
                        common_letters = common_letters + guess_word[i]
                        if i == j:
                            guess_progress[j] = guess_word[i]
            print(
                f"There were {matches}",
                f"matches and the common letters were... {common_letters}",
            )
            print(
                "From the exact letter matches, you know............ "
                + "".join(guess_progress)
            )
            if "".join(guess_progress) == guess_word:
                print(f"\nYou have guessed the word. It took {guess_count} guesses!")
                break
            elif matches == 0:
                print("\nIf you give up, type '?' for you next guess.")


def main() -> None:
    print(" " * 33 + "WORD")
    print(" " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY\n")

    print("I am thinking of a word -- you guess it. I will give you")
    print("clues to help you get it. Good luck!!\n")

    keep_playing = True
    while keep_playing:
        play_game()
        keep_playing = input("\nWant to play again? ").lower().startswith("y")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()