Merge pull request #66 from trevorhobson/Word

Port Word to Python

96 Word/python/word.py

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+#!/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():
+    """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("There were", matches,
+                  "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("\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():
+    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()