import random

#choose a word
def chooseRandomWord():
    words=[]
    with open('sowpods.txt', 'r') as file:
        line = file.readline()
        while line:
            words.append(line.replace("\n","".strip()))
            line = file.readline()
    choice=words[random.randint(0,len(words)-1)]
    return choice

#start game
print("Welcome to Hangman!")
#pick the word
secretWord=chooseRandomWord()
#get word in a list
dashes=list(secretWord)
displayList=[]
#get dashes for all the letters
for i in dashes:
    displayList.append("_")
count=len(secretWord)
guesses=0
letter = 0
usedList=[]
while count != 0 and letter != "exit":
    print(" ".join(displayList))
    letter=input("Guess your letter: ")

    if letter.upper() in usedList:
        print("Oops! Already guessed that letter.")

    else:
        for i in range(0,len(secretWord)):
            if letter.upper() == secretWord[i]:
                displayList[i]=letter.upper()
                count -= 1
        guesses +=1
    usedList.append(letter.upper())
    print("You've used these letters so far: ", usedList)

if letter == "exit":
    print("Thanks!")
else:
    print(" ".join(displayList))
    print("Good job! You figured that the word is "+secretWord+" after guessing "+str(guesses)+" letters!")