day 7

07-hangman/hangman.py

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
-# Step 1
+import random
 
+# Step 1
 word_list = ["aardvark", "baboon", "camel"]
 
-#TODO-1 Randomly choose a word from the word_list and assign it to a variable
-#   called chosen_word
+# Randomly choose a word from the word_list and assign it to a variable
+# called chosen_word
+# chosen_word = word_list[random.randint(1, len(word_list) - 1)]
+
+chosen_word = random.choice(word_list)
+print(chosen_word)
+
+# Create an empty list called display. For each letter in the chosen_word,
+# add a "_" to display
+
+display = []
+for _ in chosen_word:
+    display += "_"
+print(display)
+
+# Ask the user to guess a letter and assign their answer to a variable
+# called guess. Make guess lowercase
 
-#TODO-2 Ask the user to guess a letter and assign their answer to a variable
-#   called guess. Make guess lowercase
+guess = input("Guess a letter: ").lower()
 
-#TODO-3 Check if the letter the user guessed (guess) is one of the letters in
-#   the chosen_word
+# Loop through each position in the chosen_word, if the letter matches then 
+# replace the _ with the letter
+for pos in range(len(chosen_word)):
+    letter = chosen_word[pos]
+    if letter == guess:
+        display[pos] = letter
     
+# Print display and you should see the letter in the correct position
+print(display)