# Word Jumble

#

# The computer picks a random word and then "jumbles" it

# The player has to guess the original word

#

# Michael Dawson - 1/28/03



import random



# create a sequence of words to choose from

WORDS = ("python", "jumble", "easy", "difficult", "answer", "xylophone")

# pick one word randomly from the sequence

word = random.choice(WORDS)

# create a variable to use later to see if the guess is correct

correct = word



# create a jumbled version of the word

jumble =""

while word:

    position = random.randrange(len(word))

    jumble += word[position]

    word = word[:position] + word[(position + 1):]



# start the game

print \

"""

           Welcome to Word Jumble!

        

   Unscramble the letters to make a word.

(Press the enter key at the prompt to quit.)

"""

print "The jumble is:", jumble



guess = raw_input("\nYour guess: ")

guess = guess.lower()

while (guess != correct) and (guess != ""):

    print "Sorry, that's not it."

    guess = raw_input("Your guess: ")

    guess = guess.lower()



if guess == correct:

    print "That's it!  You guessed it!\n"



print "Thanks for playing."



raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")