Create 14.1.5 Guess the Word, Part 4

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Unit 14: Project: Guess the Word/14.1 Project: Guess the Word/14.1.5 Guess the Word, Part 4

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+import random
+words = ['hello', 'world', 'this', 'is', 'python']
+
+secret_word = random.choice(words)
+dashes = []
+for i in range(len(secret_word)):
+    dashes.append("-")
+print("".join(dashes))
+guesses_left = 10
+won = False
+
+
+def get_guess():
+    while True:
+        guess = (input("Guess: ")).lower()
+        if len(guess) != 1:
+            print("Your guess must have exactly one character! ")
+        elif guess.isdigit() == True:
+            print("Your guess must be a lowercase letter! ")
+        elif guess is not None:
+            return guess
+        else:
+            continue
+            
+def update_dashes(dashes, secret_word, guess, guesses_left):
+    for i in range(len(secret_word)):
+        if guess == secret_word[i]:
+            dashes[i] = guess
+    return dashes
+        
+    
+while won == False and guesses_left != 0:
+    if ("".join(dashes)) == secret_word:
+        won = True
+    else:
+        print(str(guesses_left) + " incorrect guesses left.")
+        guess = get_guess()
+        if guess in secret_word:
+            dashes = update_dashes(dashes, secret_word, guess, guesses_left)
+            print("That letter is in the word")
+        else:
+            print("That letter is not in the secret word! ")
+            guesses_left -= 1
+        if guesses_left != 0:
+            print("".join(dashes))
+
+if won == True:
+    print("Congrats! You win. The word was: " + str(secret_word))
+else:
+    print("You lose! The word was: " + str(secret_word))