Exercise 07-10:

Modify Program 7.2 to use a list of words. At the beginning, ask for a number and calculate the index of the word to be used using the formula: index = (number * 776) % len(word_list).

Answer:

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# Python From Scratch
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# File: chapter 07/exercise-07-10.py.py
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words = [
    "house",
    "ball",
    "hose",
    "grape",
    "okra",
    "computer",
    "snake",
    "lentil",
    "rice",
]

index = int(input("Enter a number:"))
word = words[(index * 776) % len(words)]
for x in range(100):
    print()
typed = []
hits = []
errors = 0
while True:
    password = ""
    for letter in word:
        password += letter if letter in hits else "."
    print(password)
    if password == word:
        print("You got it right!")
        break
    attempt = input("\nEnter a letter:").lower().strip()
    if attempt in typed:
        print("You already tried this letter!")
        continue
    else:
        typed += attempt
        if attempt in word:
            hits += attempt
        else:
            errors += 1
            print("You missed!")
    print("X==:==\nX  :   ")
    print("X  O   " if errors >= 1 else "X")
    line2 = ""
    if errors == 2:
        line2 = r"  |   "
    elif errors == 3:
        line2 = r" \|   "
    elif errors >= 4:
        line2 = r" \|/ "
    print(f"X{line2}")
    line3 = ""
    if errors == 5:
        line3 += r" /     "
    elif errors >= 6:
        line3 += r" / \ "
    print(f"X{line3}")
    print("X\n===========")
    if errors == 6:
        print("Hanged!")
        print(f"The secret word was: {word}")
        break
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