This code is a partial implementation of a word-guessing game....

August 30, 2025 at 08:51 AM

import random # Greeting name = input('\nEnter your name: ') print(f'Welcome {name}, good luck') #Choosing the word words = ['guessing', 'frame', 'table', 'chair', 'window', 'computer', 'phone', 'python', 'rainbow', 'reverse', 'frieght', 'rusted'] word = random.choice(words) print(word) guessed = '' chances = 3 guess = input('Guess a character: ') while chances > 0: if guess in word: for char in word: if char in guessed: print(char, end=' ') elif guess is char: print(char)

This code is a partial implementation of a word-guessing game. Here’s a breakdown of what it does:

Functionality:

  1. Imports Random Library: The code imports the random module in order to randomly choose a word from a predefined list.

  2. Greeting: It prompts the user to enter their name and greets them with a welcome message including their name.

  3. Word Selection: The code defines a predefined list of words, words, and randomly picks one word using random.choice.

  4. Debugging Print: The entire word is displayed on the screen with the print(word) line. Normally, this would not be shown in such a guessing game, but in this code, it displays the word to the player, which kind of defeats the purpose of guessing.

  5. Initialize Variables:

    • guessed: A string to keep track of letters guessed so far (though it's not fully utilized properly in this code).
    • chances: A variable set to 3, representing the number of attempts or "chances" the player gets to guess.
  6. First Guess Prompt: The user is immediately asked to guess a character (guess input).

  7. While Loop: The game enters a loop as long as the player has remaining chances (chances > 0):

    • Check Guess Membership: The loop checks if the player's guessed character (guess) is in the randomly chosen word (word).
    • Character Display: If the guessed letter is found, it prints each letter of the word. Letters already guessed (tracked in guessed) are displayed. If there's a match with the current character guess, it prints it.
  8. Code Gaps:

    • The code is incomplete and won't handle cases like deducting chances when guesses are incorrect.
    • It doesn't incorporate iterative guessing, as the input('Guess a character: ') is not repeatedly requested within the loop.
    • The guessed variable is initialized but not updated as the game progresses.
    • The condition elif guess is char: is valid but not adhering to clear logic (it could be rewritten as elif guess == char: for consistency).

Outcome:

This code is a simple start to a word-guessing game, but it doesn’t function properly. It shows the word to the player, doesn't iterate guessing opportunities, or decrement chances on incorrect guesses. It seems incomplete and requires additional logic to work as intended.

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