Implement coloured output & rework logic to display like wordle

src/pydle.py

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import random
 import sys
 from datetime import date
 
+from colorama import init, Fore
+
+
+def add_colour(colour, uncoloured_string):  # I COULD NOT RESIST NAMING IT THIS I'M SORRY - Goudham
+    return colour + uncoloured_string + Fore.RESET  # Add the given colour and then resets it - Goudham
+
 
 # Gets the input from a user - number param is used to display the guess number the user is on
 def get_guess(number):
@@ -27,7 +33,6 @@ def resource_path(relative_path):
 # If file is not present, uses a small fallback list of words.
 # Shuffles based on a seed and selects a consistent member of the list to allow consistency between runs on same day.
 def get_random_word():
-    lines = []
     try:
         lines = open(resource_path('words.txt')).read().splitlines()
     except IOError:
@@ -39,11 +44,8 @@ def get_random_word():
 
 
 # Compares the users input with the word to be guessed. Returns true if the guess is correct, false otherwise
-def check_word_is_right(word_guessed, word_to_guess):
-    if str(word_guessed).upper() == str(word_to_guess).upper():
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+def check_word_is_right(word_to_guess, word_guessed):
+    return "".join(word_to_guess) == str(word_guessed).upper()  # The 'word_to_guess' will now be a list - Goudham
 
 
 # Makes a cool header.
@@ -58,16 +60,17 @@ def header():
 # Prints welcome messages
 def intro():
     print("Welcome to...")
-    print(header())
+    print(add_colour(Fore.MAGENTA, header()))  # You could make this multicoloured - Goudham
     print("A totally original guessing game!")
 
 
 # Prints the results, a thank-you message and gracefully exits
 def game_over(user_was_right, correct_word):
+    coloured_correct_word = add_colour(Fore.GREEN, ''.join(correct_word).capitalize())
     if user_was_right:
-        print("Congratulations! The word was", ''.join(correct_word).capitalize())
+        print("Congratulations! The word was:", coloured_correct_word)
     else:
-        print("Ran out of guesses! The word was: ", "".join(correct_word))
+        print("Ran out of guesses! The word was:", coloured_correct_word)
     input("Thanks for playing! Press ENTER to exit :)")
     sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -75,32 +78,30 @@ def game_over(user_was_right, correct_word):
 # Takes in the users guess and the myriad lists involved in the game logic, and compares the letters in the guess
 # with the word to be guessed.
 # Inserts the letter into the appropriate list, based on its presence & position (or lack thereof)
-def check_letter_in_word(users_guess_input, word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_results, present_in_word, not_in_word):
+# So this is like a massive rework right, it's basically like the actual wordle game with colouring - Goudham
+def check_letter_in_word(users_guess_input, word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_results):
+    correct = []
     for i in range(len(users_guess_input)):
         if word_to_be_guessed[i] == users_guess_input[i]:
-            users_guess_results[i] = users_guess_input[i]
-        elif users_guess_input[i] in word_to_be_guessed:
-            if users_guess_input[i] in users_guess_results and users_guess_input[i] not in word_to_be_guessed[i:]:
-                break
+            correct.append(users_guess_input[i])
+            users_guess_results[i] = add_colour(Fore.GREEN, users_guess_input[i])
+        elif users_guess_input[i:] in word_to_be_guessed and users_guess_input[i] not in correct:
+            users_guess_results[i] = add_colour(Fore.YELLOW, users_guess_input[i])
         else:
-                present_in_word.add(users_guess_input[i])
-        else:
-            not_in_word.add(users_guess_input[i])
+            users_guess_results[i] = users_guess_input[i]
 
 
 # Main game flow.
 def game_logic():
-    not_in_word, present_in_word = set(), set()
     word_to_be_guessed = list(get_random_word().upper())
     counter = 1
     while counter < 7:
         users_guess_input = get_guess(counter)
-        users_guess_results = ["_"] * 5
-        check_letter_in_word(users_guess_input, word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_results, present_in_word, not_in_word)
-        if check_word_is_right(word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_results):
+        # You can check if the game is over right after the user enters the word - Goudham
+        if check_word_is_right(word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_input):
             game_over(True, word_to_be_guessed)
-        print("Incorrect letters: " + ', '.join(not_in_word))
-        print("Correct letters in the wrong place: " + ', '.join(present_in_word))
+        users_guess_results = ["_"] * 5
+        check_letter_in_word(users_guess_input, word_to_be_guessed, users_guess_results)
         print("Result: " + " ".join(users_guess_results))
         counter += 1
     game_over(False, word_to_be_guessed)
@@ -112,4 +113,6 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # I promise that this just started out with wanting to add colours... turned into a rework sorry :( - Goudham
+    init()  # Read -> https://pypi.org/project/colorama/ - Goudham
     main()