#!/usr/bin/env python2

from random import *

player_score = 0
computer_score = 0

def hangedman(hangman):
    graphic =[ """ base""","""first attempt made""", """ second attempt""","""third attempt ""","""fourth attempt """,""" fifth attempt """,""" make your sixth and final attempt!"""]
    print graphic[hangman]
    return

def start():
    print "Let's play a game of Linux Hangman"
    while game():
        pass
    scores()

def game():
    dictionary=["gentoo", "ubuntu", "arch", "slackware", "fedora", "suse"]
    word = choice(dictionary)
    word_length = len(word)
    clue = word_length * ["_"]
    tries = 6
    letters_tried = ""
    guesses = 0
    letters_right = 0
    letters_wrong = 0
    global computer_score, player_score

    while (letters_wrong != tries) and ("".join(clue) != word):
        letters=guess_letter()
        if len(letter)==1 and letter.isalpha():
            if letters_tried.find(letter) != -1:
                print "You've already picked", letter
            else:
                letters_tried = letters_tried + letter # what about using letters_tried += 1 instead ???
                first_index=word.find(letter)
                if first_index == -1:
                    letters_wrong += 1
                    print "Sorry,", letter, "isn't what we're looking for."
                    # what about swapping lines 40 with 41  - - would that behave the same way?
                else:
                    print "Congratulations", letter, "is correct."
                    for i in range(word_length):
                        if letter == word[i]:
                            clue[i] = letter
        else:
            print "Go ahead, choose another."

        hangedman(letters_wrong)
        print " ".join(clue)
        print "Guesses: ", letters_tried

        if letters_wrong == tries:
            print "Game Over"
            print "The word was, ", word
            computer_score += 1
            break
        if "".join(clue) == word:
            print "You Win!"
            print "The word was, ", word
            player_score += 1
            break
    return play_again()

def guess_letter():
    print
    letter = raw_input("Take a guess at the mystery word.")
    letter.strip()
    letter.lower()
    print
    return letter

def play_again():
    answer = raw_input("Would you like to play again? y/n:")
    if answer in ("y", "Y", "yes", "Yes", "Of course!"):
        return answer
    else:
        print "Thank you very much for playing our game. See you next time!"

def scores():
    global player_score, computer_score
    print "HIGH SCORES"
    print "Player: ", player_score
    print "Computer: ", computer_score

if __name__ == '__main__':
    start()