Hangman Game

hangman.py

import random

def main():

    wordList = ["field","shocking","ordinary","tiresome","reminiscent","girls","bulb","willing","curved","brave","poor","comfortable","cloistered","quiver","rescue","sheep","obnoxious","hook","early","guttural","comfortable","quack","suspect","shaggy","clumsy","good","development","worry","silver","hulking","meat","third","sun","flippant","pinch","manage","rod","ratty","base","omniscient","picayune","marked","bow","smelly","belong","envious","crush","bikes","attractive","fair","hurt","belligerent","cakes","hop","apparel","wipe","permit","appreciate","dam","walk","mute"]
    selectedWord = wordList[random.randrange(len(wordList)-1)] 

    print('New Game. Start guessing')
    print("".join(selectedWord) + "\n")

    currentWord = list("_" * len(selectedWord)) # List, not string
    
    guessedLetters = []

    userGuess = ""
    userLives = 10

    while "".join(currentWord) != selectedWord and userLives > 0:
        print('Your lives: {0}'.format(userLives) + ' | ' + 'Current word: {0}'.format("".join(currentWord)))

        inputLetter = input('Enter a letter: ')
        print('\n')
        if len(inputLetter) == 1 and inputLetter.isalpha():
            
            if inputLetter not in guessedLetters:
                if inputLetter in selectedWord:
                    letterIndexes = [i for i, val in enumerate(selectedWord) if val==inputLetter]
                    for pos in letterIndexes:
                        currentWord[pos] = inputLetter
                    print('Correct!')
                else:
                    print('Wrong! Letter "{0}" is not on the word'.format(inputLetter))
                    userLives -= 1
                guessedLetters.append(inputLetter)
            else:
                print('You already entered letter "{0}"'.format(inputLetter))
        else:
            print('You can only enter one letter')

    if userLives > 0:
        print('You won!')
    else:
        print('You lost! The word was {0}'.format(selectedWord))

main()