updated with hints

app.py

@@ -40,7 +40,22 @@ def create_hangman_clue(word, guessed_letters):
             clue += '_ '
     return clue
     
-
+def free_hint(current_state):
+    """
+    Give user a free hint by filling in one randomly-selected letter.
+    """
+    word = current_state['word']
+    guessed_letters = current_state['guessed_letters']
+    
+    hint = random.choice(word)
+    while hint in guessed_letters:
+        hint = random.choice(word)
+        
+    guessed_letters.add(hint)
+    clue = create_hangman_clue(word, guessed_letters)
+    return clue
+      
+    
 def pick_new_word(lexicon):
     lexicon = list(lexicon)
     
@@ -53,11 +68,12 @@ def pick_new_word(lexicon):
 
 def hangman_game(current_state, guess):
     """Update the current state based on the guess."""
+    guess = guess.lower()
     
     
     if guess in current_state['guessed_letters'] or len(guess) > 1:
         # Illegal guess, do nothing
-        return (current_state, 'Invalid guess')
+        return (current_state, 'Already guessed!')
     
     current_state['guessed_letters'].add(guess)
     
@@ -66,13 +82,15 @@ def hangman_game(current_state, guess):
         current_state['remaining_chances'] -= 1
         
         if current_state['remaining_chances'] == 0:
+            old_word = current_state['word']
             # No more chances! New word
             current_state = pick_new_word(filtered_lexicon)
-            return (current_state, 'You lose!')
+            return (current_state, 'Out of guesses! The word is: '+old_word)
         else:
             return (current_state, 'Wrong guess :(')
         
     else:
+        
         # Right guess, check if there's any letters left
         for letter in current_state['word']:
             if letter not in current_state['guessed_letters']:
@@ -103,10 +121,14 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Soft(), title="Mapudungun Hangman") as hangman:
     
     guess_textbox = gr.Textbox(label="Guess")
     guess_button = gr.Button(value="Submit")
+    hint_button = gr.Button(value="Click here for a free hint")
     
     output_textbox = gr.Textbox(label="Result", interactive=False)
+    #hints_textbox = gr.Textbox(label="Would you like a hint?", interactive=False)
+
     
     guess_button.click(fn=hangman_game, inputs=[current_word, guess_textbox], outputs=[current_word, output_textbox])\
                 .then(fn=state_changed, inputs=[current_word], outputs=[current_word_textbox, guessed_letters_textbox, remaining_chances_textbox])
+    hint_button.click(fn=free_hint, inputs=[current_word], outputs=[current_word_textbox])
     
 hangman.launch(share=True)