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Now my project is smooth and works like a charm. I've posted my program code below for those who need to do the same thing and need an idea of how to do it. Enjoy!
#Program name - COP 1000 Project 5
#Author - Charles Goggins
#Date - 11/8/2012
#Description: This program takes a word from a list and displays it to the
#player scrambled up. The player will have three chances to guess the word,
#after two incorrect guesses the program will provide the player with a hit
#to help him/her out.
#Algorithm:
# 1. Print COP 1000 header with introduction
# 2. Generate random word for scramblin'
# 3. Display scrambled word to player
# 4. Prompt player for guess #1
# a. If guess incorrect, print sorry, incorrect message
# b. If guess correct print good job message and go to step 7
# 5. Prompt player for guess #2
# a. If guess incorrect, print sorry, incorrect message and provide hint
# b. If guess correct print good job message and go to step 7
# 6. Prompt player for guess #3
# a. If guess incorrect, print sorry, this is incorrect and provide word
# b. If guess correct print good job message and go to step 7
# 7. Ask player if he/she would like to play again and return to step 1
#Imports the random module from the Python library
import random
#Creates a dictionary for the words
words = {'lights':'Something with multiple colors on a Christmas tree',
'santa':'Fat old man who comes around Christmas',
'elves':'Little people with pointy ears that work with Santa',
'tree':'The thing people put presents under on Christmas',
'snow':'Frozen yet soft form of rain',
'ornaments':'Accessories that get hung on a Christmas tree',
'sleigh':'The vehicle that Santa rides in to bring toys to all the world',
'christmas':'December 25th',
'present':'A kid opens one on Christmas',
'snowball':'The frozen and soft version of rain formed into a shape',
'snowman':'Frosty the ________',
'reindeer':'Rudolph the red-nosed _______',
'jesus':'The person that Christmas is named for',
'manger':'What Jesus was born in',
'stars':'The bright lights in the sky at night',
'grinch':'Green guy from Who-ville',
'stockings':'Looks like a sock, people use these to hold small gift on Christmas',
'rudolph':'Reindeer with a bright-red nose',
'dasher':'One of Santa\'s reindeer',
'garland':'Think tinsel for a Christmas tree'}
#Function that prints the COP 1000 line and briefly explains the game
def Intro():
print('COP 1000 Project 5 - Charles Goggins\n')
print('Word Scramble!\n')
print('I\'m going to show you a scrambled word and give you three guesses.')
print('After your second guess, I\'ll help by giving you a hint.\n')
#Selects a word from the dictionary at random and returns it it's caller
def getWord(word):
wordKey = random.choice(list(word.keys()))
return wordKey
#When the player guesses incorrectly twice, the program will provide a hing
def getHint():
hint = len(wordKey.index)
return hint
#Gets the first guess from the player, also ensures only characters are entered
def getGuess1():
guess = input('\nEnter your first guess: ')
while True:
if guess.isalpha():
return guess
else:
guess = input('\nPlease enter a letter: ')
#Does the same as getGuess1() but gets the player's second guess only if he/she didn't guess correctly the first time
def getGuess2():
guess = input('\nEnter your second guess: ')
while True:
if guess.isalpha():
return guess
else:
guess = input('\nPlease enter a letter: ')
#Does the same as getGuess2() but gets the player's third guess only if he/she didn't guess correctly the first and second time
def getGuess3():
guess = input('\nEnter your final guess: ')
while True:
if guess.isalpha():
return guess
else:
guess = input('\nPlease enter a letter: ')
#When the player types y to the question and then types HELPME or HELP in the prompt, the program will provide a hint
def cheatCode(yes, werd):
x = werd[0]
y = werd[1]
print(x, end = '')
print(y)
return x, y
#==============================================================MAIN PROGRAM===============================================#
#Initializes some varibles, ans = 'y' is for the play again loop
ans = 'y'
guesses = 0
while ans == 'y':
Intro()
#Calls the getWord() function
w0rd = getWord(words)
#Turns w0rd into a list to enable scrambling
scramWord = list(w0rd)
#Scrambles the word
random.shuffle(scramWord)
#Joins the scrambled word together to be able to display it
sWord = ''.join(scramWord)
print('The scrambled word is ' +sWord)
#Calls the getGuess1() function and determines whether the player guessed correctly
guessed = getGuess1()
if guessed == w0rd:
print('Congratulations!')
ans = 'y'
if guessed != w0rd:
print('Nope, sorry')
#Counts the amount of guesses taken
guesses = guesses + 1
cheat = input('Do you want help? [y/n] ')
if cheat == 'y' or cheat == 'Y':
cheatInput = input('Type "HELPME or HELP": ')
cheatCode(cheatInput, w0rd)
#Calls the getGuess2() function
guessed2 = getGuess2()
if guessed2 == w0rd:
print('Congratulations!')
ans = 'y'
if guessed2 != w0rd:
print('Nope, sorry')
guesses = guesses + 1
cheat = input('Do you want help? ')
if cheat == 'y' or cheat == 'Y':
cheatInput = input('Type "HELPME or HELP"')
cheatCode(cheatInput, w0rd)
#Code to provide the hint
while guesses == 2:
hint = words[w0rd]
print('Heres a hint ===> '+hint)
guesses = guesses + 1
guessed3 = getGuess3()
if guessed3 == w0rd:
print('\nCongratulations!\n')
else:
if guessed3 != w0rd:
print('\nNope, sorry. The word was \''+w0rd+'\'\nBetter luck next time')
guesses = 0
#Code to ask the player if he/she wants to play again
print('\nwould you like to play again?[y/n]', end = ' ')
ans = input()
if ans == 'n' or ans == 'N':
print('\nGoodbye then')
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