Python: Hangman game problems -

i brand new python have littel matlab , c++ background. please help!!!!

i having problems hangman code. if word has multiple of same letter in cannot figure out how switch of them. have couple tries of them commented out.

import random import time import sys  def pickword():     words = [line.strip() line in open('word_list.txt')]     word = random.choice(words)     word = word.lower()     return word  def checkletter(word, input):     if input not in word:         in_letter = 0     else:         in_letter = 1     return in_letter  def check_input(input):     if input.isaplha() == false :         input = raw_input('your input not letter, please enter letter: ')     elif len(input) > 0:         input = raw_input('your entry longer 1 letter, please enter     1 letter: ')     else:         input = input     return input    #main function  running = 'y'  print('lets play hangman!\n\n ------------------------ \n\ngenerating random   word \n\n')  while running == 'y':  word = pickword() letters = list(word)  time.sleep(3)  print ('the word has been chosen\n\n')  print '%s' % word  start = raw_input('are ready start?(y/n)') start = start.lower()  if start == 'n':     print('well, damn bad. here go!\n\n **************************\n\n') elif start == 'y':     print('awesome, lets begin!\n\n*********************************\n\n') else:     print('you did not enter y or n, sorry not allowed play!')     sys.exit()  = 0  print ('the word has %d letters in it') % len(word)  input = raw_input('what first guess: ') input = input.lower() correct = ['_'] * len(word)  print ' '.join(correct)  while correct != letters , <= 5:     '''if input in letters:         input in letters:             location = letters.index(input)             correct[location] = input         print('you guessed correct letter! input %s in word @ %d spot.') % (input, location)         print ' '.join(correct)     elif input not in letters:         print('you guessed wrong :(')         = + 1         guesses = 6 -         print('you have %d guesses left.') % guesses         guesses = 0     else:         print('you did not enter valid letter, please try again.')'''      '''for j in letters:         if j == input:             location = letters.index(j)             correct[location] = j             print '%s' % ' '.join(correct)             print '%d' % location             print '%s' % j         if j == input:             location = letters.index(j)             correct[location] = j         print('you guessed correct letter! input %s in word @ %d spot.') % (input, location)         print ' '.join(correct)'''      if input not in letters:         = + 1          guesses = 6 -         print("you guessed incorrectly. have %d guesses left.") % guesses       input = raw_input('what next guess: ')     input = input.lower()  if correct == letters:     print('congrats! won game!') else:     print('you lost. :(')  running = raw_input('do want play again? (y/n)').lower() 

in attempt, loop stopping when finds first match of input letters.

the following code work:

guess = raw_input('what first guess: ') word = "wordword" letters = list(word) correct = ['_']* len(word) x, y in enumerate(word):     if guess == y:         correct[x] = y 

your mistakes

in first attempt:

if input in letters:     input in letters: 

you checking if input in letters, fine, if returns true, inputs original value lost, , reassigned loop through elements of letters.

eg

>>>input = "w" >>>word = "word" >>>if input in word: ...    input in word: ...        print(input)  w o r d 

your second attempt

for j in letters:     if j == input:         location = letters.index(j) 

is lot closer being successful, location = letters.index(j) going equal index of first match of j, , not assign matched values of input.