hangman.py

import os
import sys
import random

with open('eggs/word_list.txt','r') as f: # (filepath/word_list.txt)
    word_list = [word.strip() for word in f.readlines()]

word = random.choice(word_list)


def choose_word(word_list):
    return random.choice(word_list)


def display_word(word, guessed_letters):
    display = ""
    for letter in word:
        if letter in guessed_letters:
            display += letter
        else:
            display += "_"
    return display

# Function to get a letter from the user
def get_letter():
    letter = input("\nGuess a letter: ").lower()
    if not letter.isalpha() or len(letter) != 1:
        print("Invalid input! Please enter a single letter.")
        return get_letter()
    else:
        return letter

# Function to play the game
def play_game():
    word = choose_word(word_list)
    guessed_letters = set()
    attempts = 6
    print("The word you need to guess has", len(word), "letters.")
    while attempts > 0:
        display = display_word(word, guessed_letters)
        print(display)
        if "_" not in display:
            print("You got it! Awesome.")
            return
        letter = get_letter()
        if letter in guessed_letters:
            print("You already guessed that letter. You still have",attempts, "attempts left.")
        elif letter in word:
            guessed_letters.add(letter)
            print("Good guess! You still have",attempts, "attempts left.")         
        else:
            attempts -= 1
            guessed_letters.add(letter)
            print("Sorry, that letter is not in the word. You only have",attempts, "attempts left")

    print(f"\nYou ran out of attempts. The correct answer is {word}.")

def main():
    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
    app_name = 'The Hangman'
    app_name = 'Guess the number v2'
    print(f'{"-" * 48}')
    print(f'{" " * 12}{app_name}{" " * 12}')
    print(f'{"-" * 48}')
    play_game()
    
    while True:
        response = input('\nDo you want to continue? (Y/N)')
        if response == 'y' or response == 'Y':
            main()
        elif response == 'n' or response == 'N':
            print('\nThank you and have a great day.\n')
            sys.exit()
        else:
            print('\nError: Please select y or n.\n')
            continue

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()