Homework Hangman Game

[jagr29]

Can someone tell me please how the code parts commented with # ******************** work?
It works but I don´t understand what they are doing.
My second problem ist the turtle. I want to draw the hangman but it makes a weird line between the code part when it switches between if and else when the user runs out of tries. Can you tell how I solve the problem?
Thx :)

#import the necessary modules
import random
import turtle

#import the lists
from categories import categorie_animal
from categories import categorie_flower
from categories import categorie_vehicle
from categories import categorie_clothes
from categories import categorie_colour
from categories import categorie_emotions

#Creat a turtle and hide the symbol
bob = turtle.Turtle()
bob.hideturtle()



def getLength(): # ********************
    wordLength = [] # ********************
    for i in range(len(randomWord)): # ********************
        wordLength.append('_ ') # ********************
    return wordLength # ********************

#ask the user which categorie he/she wants to play
randomWord = input("What categorie do you want to play? animal, flower, vehicle, clothes, colour or emotions? \n").lower()

#Check if the input is correct
while randomWord not in ["animal","flower","vehicle","clothes","colour","emotions"]:
        print ("Invalid input, please try again: \n")
        randomWord = input("What categorie do you want to play? animal, flower, vehicle, clothes, colour or emotions? \n ").lower()

else:
        print ("The categorie "+randomWord+" is a great choice!")

#Get a random word out of the chosen categorie
if randomWord == "animal":
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_animal)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

elif randomWord == "flower":
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_flower)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

elif randomWord == "vehicle":
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_vehicle)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

elif randomWord == "clothes":
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_clothes)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

elif randomWord == "colour":
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_colour)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

else:
    randomWord = random.choice(categorie_emotions)
    wordLength = getLength()
    print("" . join(wordLength))

tries = 8


gussedWord = list(getLength())

#Game
while tries > 0:
    if "".join(gussedWord) == randomWord:
        print("You are awesome! You gussed the correct word!") 
        break
    

    print("You get "+ str(tries) + " tries ")             
    gussedLetter = input("Guess a letter: \n").lower()    



   if gussedLetter in randomWord: # ********************
        print("Correct!") # ********************
        for i in range(len(randomWord)): # ********************
            if list(randomWord)[i] == gussedLetter: # ********************
                gussedWord[i] = gussedLetter # ********************
        print("".join(gussedWord)) # ********************

    else: 
        print("That´s a wrong letter!")             
        tries -= 1                                      

#Draw the hangman lines
    if tries == 7:
        bob.forward(100)

    elif tries == 6:
        bob.backward(50)
        bob.left(90)
        bob.forward(200)

    elif tries == 5:
        bob.right(90)
        bob.forward(100)

    elif tries == 4:
        bob.right(90)
        bob.forward (40)

    elif tries == 3:
        bob.right(90)
        bob.circle(15)

    elif tries == 2:
        bob.pencolor("white")
        bob.left(90)
        bob.forward(30)
        bob.pencolor("black")
        bob.forward(40)

    else:
        bob.backward(20)
        bob.right(135)
        bob.forward(20)
        bob.backward(20)
        bob.right(90)
        bob.forward(20)




#Game over    
else:
    bob.pencolor("red")
    bob.left(90)
    bob.forward(30)
    bob.right(45)
    bob.forward(20)
    bob.backward(20)
    bob.right(-90)
    bob.forward(20)

    print("You ran out of tries! The searched word is: "+randomWord)

Yoriz write Jan-20-2022, 09:42 PM:
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