hangman.py

import random
 
def hangman():
    word_list = ["The", "Self", "Taught", "Programmer"]
    random_number = random.randint(0, 3)
    word = word_list[random_number]
    wrong_guesses = 0
    stages = ["",
             "________        ",
             "|               ",
             "|        |      ",
             "|        0      ",
             "|       /|\     ",
             "|       / \     ",
             "|               "
              ]
    remaining_letters = list(word)
    board = ["__"] * len(word)
    win = False
    print('Welcome to Hangman!')
    while wrong_guesses < len(stages) - 1:
        print('\n')
        guess = input("Guess a letter: ")
        if guess in remaining_letters:
            ch_index = remaining_letters.index(guess)
            board[ch_index] = guess
            remaining_letters[ch_index] = '$'
        else:
            wrong_guesses += 1
        print((' '.join(board)))
        print('\n'.join(stages[0: wrong_guesses + 1]))
        if '__' not in board:  
            print('You win! The word was:')
            print(' '.join(board))
            win = True
            break
    if not win:
        print('\n'.join(stages[0: wrong_guesses]))
        print('You lose! The words was {}'.format(word))
 
hangman()