Create hangman_game.py

hangman_game.py

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+import random
+
+# list of words to choose from
+words = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange', 'pear']
+
+# function to choose a random word
+def choose_word(words):
+    return random.choice(words)
+
+# function to play the game
+def play_game(word):
+    guesses = ''
+    turns = 10
+    while turns > 0:
+        incorrect = 0
+        for letter in word:
+            if letter in guesses:
+                print(letter, end=' ')
+            else:
+                print('_', end=' ')
+                incorrect += 1
+        if incorrect == 0:
+            print('\nYou win!')
+            break
+        guess = input('\nGuess a letter: ')
+        guesses += guess
+        if guess not in word:
+            turns -= 1
+            print('Incorrect! You have', turns, 'turns left.')
+            if turns == 0:
+                print('Game over. The word was', word)
+
+# main function to run the game
+def main():
+    print('Welcome to Hangman!')
+    word = choose_word(words)
+    play_game(word)
+    play_again = input('Do you want to play again? (y/n) ')
+    if play_again.lower() == 'y':
+        main()
+    else:
+        print('Thanks for playing!')
+
+# run the game
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()