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Build Hangman Game 🎯

Intermediate

160 XP

70 min

Lesson Content

Build Hangman Game 🎯

Create a classic Hangman game in Python! This teaches you string manipulation, loops, and game logic.

Game Logic

import random

words = ['python', 'javascript', 'coding', 'developer']
word = random.choice(words)
guessed = []
attempts = 6

while attempts > 0:
    display = ''.join([letter if letter in guessed else '_' for letter in word])
    print(display)
    guess = input('Guess a letter: ')
    guessed.append(guess)
    if guess not in word:
        attempts -= 1

Example Code

Build the core hangman game logic

import random

words = ['python', 'code', 'game']
word = random.choice(words)
guessed = []
attempts = 6

while attempts > 0:
    display = ''.join([letter if letter in guessed else '_' for letter in word])
    print(f'Word: {display}')
    print(f'Attempts left: {attempts}')
    
    if '_' not in display:
        print('You won!')
        break
    
    guess = input('Guess: ').lower()
    if guess in word and guess not in guessed:
        guessed.append(guess)
        print('Correct!')
    else:
        attempts -= 1
        print('Wrong!')
else:
    print(f'You lost! Word was: {word}')

Expected Output:

Hangman game running

Study Tips

•Read the theory content thoroughly before practicing
•Review the example code to understand key concepts
•Proceed to the Practice tab when you're ready to code