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CP beginner
CP beginner

Reputation: 117

How do you replace a set of words with a list in python?

I am a GCSE Computing student who is relatively new to python. I am on my third programming task which involves making a simple hangman game. I have managed to get the game working but part of the success criteria is that the user can change the set of words. At the minute the program is using a list of preset words. I have managed to write the code allowing the user to enter the new sets of words in and these are then stored as a list. However I have had problems when trying to replace the old set of words with the new list entered by the user. I am incredibly stuck and as I am still on holiday have been unable to ask my teacher for help. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am running out of time (we are taking the GCSE in June 2013) Thanks.

def newwords():
        newgamewords.append(input('Enter new word: '))
        print('Do you want to add any more words? yes or no?')
        answer=input()
        if answer == 'yes':
            newwords()
        else:
            while len(guessedletters) > 0 : guessedletters.pop()
            while len(displayletters) > 0 : displayletters.pop()
            while len(hangmanpics) > 0 : hangmanpics.pop()
            gamewords[:]=newgamewords
            hangmangame()

Here is some of the code...

Upvotes: 1

Views: 257

Answers (1)

mgilson
mgilson

Reputation: 309949

You can replace the elements in a list (in place) using slice assignment:

word_list = [ 'foo','bar','baz' ]
new_list = [ 'qux','tux','lux', 'holy cow!  python is awesome' ]

word_list[:] = new_list
print(word_list)  #[ 'qux','tux','lux', 'holy cow!  python is awesome' ]

new_list and old_list don't even need to be the same length.

You can also replace only part of a list with part of the other list if you'd like:

word_list = [ 'foo','bar','baz' ]
new_list = [ 'qux','tux','lux', 'holy cow!  python is awesome' ]

word_list[1:-2] = new_list[:-1]
print word_list #['foo', 'qux', 'tux', 'lux', 'bar', 'baz']

Upvotes: 2

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