Hangman Game
More on lists:
What is the output from the next code snippet?

>>> wordIndex = 2
>>> print(wordIndex)
2
>>> print(['biology','chemistry','physics','algebra'][wordIndex])
physics
>>> 

Displaying the Board to the Player

def displayBoard(HANGMANPICS, missedLetters, correctLetters, secretWord):
    print(HANGMANPICS[len(missedLetters)])
    print()

    print('Missed letters:', end=' ')
    for letter in missedLetters:
        print(letter, end=' ')
    print()

    blanks = '_' * len(secretWord)

    for i in range(len(secretWord)): # replace blanks with correctly guessed letters
        if secretWord[i] in correctLetters:
            blanks = blanks[:i] + secretWord[i] + blanks[i+1:]

    for letter in blanks: # show the secret word with spaces in between each letter
        print(letter, end=' ')
    print()

Open a new window and create a python program, YI_displayBoard.py and copy the following code:

secretWord = 'apple'
blanks = '_' * len(secretWord)
correctLetters = 'l'
blanks

for i in range(len(secretWord)): # replace blanks with correctly guessed letters
    if secretWord[i] in correctLetters:
        blanks = blanks[:i] + secretWord[i] + blanks[i+1:]

for letter in blanks: # show the secret word with spaces in between each letter
    print(letter, end=' ')
print()

Change the correctLetters variable and play with the program until you figure out how it works.
There is a post in edmodo.com for you to submit the file and to explain how the program works.

Homework:
Write YI_WheelOfFortune.py using what you learned from Hangman.py

1. Have the variable secretWord changed to secretPhrase and have a value assigned to it.
2. Prompt the user for a letter and display it in the right positions if it is in the secretPhrase. Otherwise, send a message to the player “incorrect” and keep track of how many times the player guesses the wrong letters.
3. Terminate the game after 5 tries. Display “game over” if it fails. Otherwise, displays “You are a winner!!” and add message with the prize(s)