Gallo

import random
import string

victory_counter, loss_counter = 0, 0

print("H A N G M A N\n")
while True:
    list_of_words = ["python", "java",  "swift", "javascript"]
    random_choices = list_of_words[random.randrange(0,4)]
    user_attempts = 8
    a_word_to_guess = list(random_choices)
    list_with_lettrs = ["-" for _ in range(len(a_word_to_guess))]
    marker, users_letter = "", ""

    menu_selection = input('Type "play" to play the game, "results" to show the scoreboard, and "exit" to quit: ')
    if menu_selection == "exit":
        break
    elif menu_selection == "results":
        print("You won: {} times.\nYou lost: {} times.".format(victory_counter,  loss_counter))
        continue


    while user_attempts > 0  and menu_selection == "play":

        print("\n{}".format("".join(list_with_lettrs)))
        user_inp = input("Input a letter:   ")


        if len(user_inp) == 1:
            if user_inp not in string.ascii_lowercase:
                print("Please, enter a lowercase letter from the English alphabet.\n")
                continue
            else:
                if user_inp in users_letter:
                    print("You've already guessed this letter.\n")
                    continue
        else:
            print("Please, input a single letter.\n")
            continue


        for chr in range(len(a_word_to_guess)):
            if a_word_to_guess[chr] == user_inp:
                list_with_lettrs[chr] = user_inp

                if list_with_lettrs.count(list_with_lettrs[chr]) == 1:
                    marker = "Yes"


        if user_inp not in a_word_to_guess:
            print("That letter doesn't appear in the word.\n")
            user_attempts -=1
        else:
            print()

        users_letter += user_inp

        if list_with_lettrs == a_word_to_guess:
            print("You guessed the word {}!\nYou survived!".format("".join(list_with_lettrs)))
            victory_counter += 1
            break
        elif user_attempts == 0:
            if a_word_to_guess== list_with_lettrs:
                victory_counter += 1
                print("You guessed the word {}!\nYou survived!".format("".join(list_with_lettrs)))
            else:
                loss_counter += 1
                print("You lost!")