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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Letter Game Refinement

'return' outside of function

import random
import os
import sys 


words = [ 'apple', 'bananna', 'orange', 'pear', 'strawberry', 'coconut', 'melon' ]

def clear():
    if os.name == 'nt':
        os.system('cls')
    else:
        os.system('clear')

def draw(good_guesses, bad_guesses, secret_word):
    clear()

    print('Strikes {}/7'.format(len(bad_guesses)))


    for letter in bad_guesses:
        print(letter, '')


    for letter in secret_word:
        if letter in good_guesses:
                print(letter, end='')
        else:
            print('_', end='')
        print('\n\n')       
    print('')

    def get_guess(bad_guesses, good_guesses):
        while True:
            guess = input('Guess a letter: ').lower()
            if len(guess) != 1:
                print("You can only guess a single letter: ")


            elif guess in bad_guesses or guess in good_guesses:
                print("You've already guessed that letter!")


            elif not guess.isalpha():
                print("You can only guess letters!! ")

            else:
                return guess 

def play(done):
    clear()
    secret_word = random.choice(words)
    bad_guessses = []
    good_guesses = []

while True:
    draw(bad_guesses, good_guesses, secret_word)
    guess = get_guess(bad_guesses, good_guesses)

    if guess in secret_word:
        good_guesses.append(guess)
        found = True 
        for letter in secret_word:
            if letter not in good_guesses:
                found = False 
        if found:
            print("You win!!!")
            print("The secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
            done = True 
    else:
        bad_guesses.append(guess)
        if len(bad_guesses) == 7:
            draw(bad_guesses, good_guesses, secret_word)
            print("You lost!!")
            print("The secret word was {}".format(secret_word))
            done = True 


    if done:
        play_again = input("Play again? Y/n").lower()
        if play != 'n':
            return play(done=False)
        else:
            sys.exit()

def welcome():  
    start = input("Press enter/return  or Q to quit").lower()
    if start.lower() == 'q':
        print("BYE!!")
        sys.exit
    else:
        return True

print('Welcome to Letter Guess!')

done = False 

while True:
    clear()
    welcome()
    play()
Benjamin Lange
Benjamin Lange
16,178 Points

It looks like you have an indentation issue in your play function. Double check that all of your code in that function is indented properly.

Hint: Is everything that should be happening in that play function or is some of the code outside of that function (not indented)?