local variable 'l' referenced before assignment...

[darkreaper1959]

Hi everyone, this code is going well but my brain cannot take it any more, could someone please help me. This is my traceback error and I have tried many different ideas, but they do not work...:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "python", line 257, in <module>
 File "python", line 131, in alphabet
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'l' referenced before assignment
 

Here is my code, thanks everyone!

import random
import time
import sys
 
# introduction to  the game
 
print("You are playing the guessing game! To win you must guess the word, within the 5 lives you are given. If you use all 5 lives, you lose! Please wait patientally before entering your guess.")
 
time.sleep(2)
 
print("Type 'yes' when your ready to play")
 
time.sleep(0.5)
 
 
#behind the scenes stuff



def prealphabet():
  a = 0
  b = 0
  c = 0
  d = 0
  e = 0
  f = 0
  g = 0
  h = 0
  i = 0
  j = 0
  k = 0
  l = 0
  m = 0
  n = 0
  o = 0
  p = 0
  q = 0
  r = 0
  s = 0
  t = 0
  u = 0
  v = 0
  w = 0
  x = 0
  y = 0
  z = 0

WORD = ('dog', 'cat', 'sad', 'mum', 'dad')
word = random.choice(WORD)
lives = 5
win = 0
prealphabet()

 
 
 
 
def alphabet():


  if user == 'a':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      a = a + 1
    else:
      a = a - 1
  
  if user == 'b':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      b = b + 1
    else:
      b = b - 1
  
  if user == 'c':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      c = c + 1
    else:
      c = c - 1
      
  if user == 'd':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      d = d + 1
    else:
      d = d - 1
    
  if user == 'e':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      e = e + 1
    else:
      e = e - 1
  
  if user == 'f':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      f = f + 1
    else:
      f = f - 1
      
  if user == 'g':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      g = g + 1
    else:
      g = g - 1
  
  if user == 'h':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      h = h + 1
    else:
      h = h - 1
      
  if user == 'i':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      i = i + 1
    else:
      i = i - 1
  
  if user == 'j':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      j = j + 1
    else:
      j = j - 1
    
  if user == 'k':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      k = k + 1
    else:
      k = k - 1
  
  if user == 'l':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      l = l + 1
    else:
      l = l - 1
  
  if user == 'm':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      m = m + 1
    else:
      m = m - 1
  
  if user == 'n':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      n = n + 1
    else:
      n = n - 1
  
  if user == 'o':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      o = o + 1
    else:
      o = o - 1
  
  if user == 'p':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      p = p + 1
    else:
      p = p - 1
  
  if user == 'q':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      q = q + 1
    else:
      q = q - 1
  
  if user == 'r':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      r = r + 1
    else:
      r = r - 1
    
  if user == 's':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      s = s + 1
    else:
      s = s - 1
  
  if user == 't':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      t = t + 1
    else:
      t = t - 1
  
  if user == 'u':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      u = u + 1
    else:
      u = u - 1
  
  if user == 'v':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      v = v + 1
    else:
      v = v - 1
      
  if user == 'w':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      w = w + 1
    else:
      w = w - 1

  if user == 'x':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      x = x + 1
    else:
      x = x - 1
  
  if user == 'y':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      y = y + 1
    else:
      y = y - 1
  
  if user == 'z':
    if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
      z = z + 1
    else:
      z = z - 1

  print('a =', a,'b=', b,'c =', c,'d =', d,'e =', e,'f =', f,'g =', g,'h =', h,'i =', i,'j =', j,'k =', k,'l =', l,'m =', m,'n =', n,'o =', o,'p =', p,'q =', q,'r =', r,'s =', s,'t =', t,'u =', u,'v =', v,'w =', w,'x = ', x,'y =', y,'z =', z,)
  













 
 
 
 
 
# game
 
ans = input("Ready: ")
 
while ans == 'yes':
  user = input("Please guess a letter: ")
  if user == word[1] or user == word[0] or user == word[2]:
    print("Well done! You guessed a letter correctly!")
    win = win + 1
    time.sleep(1)
    print("You have", lives, "lives!")
    time.sleep(2)
    alphabet()
     
  else:
      print("Wrong! You guessed incorrectly!")
      time.sleep(1)
      lives = lives - 1
      print("You have", lives, "lives remaining!")
      time.sleep(2)
      alphabet()
 
 
  #this is for if you lose or win
 
  if win == 3:
    print("You've won!")
    print("The word was:", word)
    time.sleep(1)
    print("Want to play again?")
    win = 0
    lives = 5
    prealphabet()
    word = random.choice(WORD)
    ans = input("Yes or no: ")
   
   
  elif lives == 0:
    print("You lose!")
    print("The word was:", word)
    time.sleep(1)
    prealphabet()
    print("Want to play again?")
    win = 0
    lives = 5
    word = random.choice(WORD)
    ans = input("Yes or no: ")
 
 
if ans == 'no':
  sys.exit
  
else:
  ans = input("Ready: ")