Function main

src/gamesbyexample/hacking.py:24–49

Run a single game of Hacking.

()

def main():
    """Run a single game of Hacking."""
    print('''Hacking Minigame, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com
Find the password in the computer's memory. You are given clues after
each guess. For example, if the secret password is MONITOR but the
player guessed CONTAIN, they are given the hint that 2 out of 7 letters
were correct, because both MONITOR and CONTAIN have the letter O and N
as their 2nd and 3rd letter. You get four guesses.\n''')
    input('Press Enter to begin...')

    gameWords = getWords()
    # The "computer memory" is just cosmetic, but it looks cool:
    computerMemory = getComputerMemoryString(gameWords)
    secretPassword = random.choice(gameWords)

    print(computerMemory)
    # Start at 4 tries remaining, going down:
    for triesRemaining in range(4, 0, -1):
        playerMove = askForPlayerGuess(gameWords, triesRemaining)
        if playerMove == secretPassword:
            print('A C C E S S   G R A N T E D')
            return
        else:
            numMatches = numMatchingLetters(secretPassword, playerMove)
            print('Access Denied ({}/7 correct)'.format(numMatches))
    print('Out of tries. Secret password was {}.'.format(secretPassword))


def getWords():