polish up more things, add wordle challenge

Author: ProbablyComputingSquid

File_Handling_and_Packages.ipynb

@@ -261,6 +261,124 @@
     "# you can use example.txt for practice."
    ],
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+  },
+  {
+   "metadata": {},
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "source": [
+    "### practice challenge: word: le guessing game\n",
+    "You have just stumbled upon a GENIUS game idea which has totally not been popularized by john wordle and bought by the new york times i PROMISE.\n",
+    "So you've got six tries to guess a five letter word. The word will be randomly chosen from a list of five letter words contained in `words.txt`. If a user guesses a letter correctly, display it as green. If a user guesses a letter that is in the incorrect place, display it as yellow. If it's incorrect, display as gray.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "A few tips:\n",
+    "- install the random package\n",
+    "- use `string.split(seperator: string)` to split a string based on a seperator (maybe you could use this when reading this words file?)\n",
+    "- treat the user input string as an array, so you can use array methods on it\n"
+   ],
+   "id": "6eb5ccf5bb79fd95"
+  },
+  {
+   "metadata": {
+    "ExecuteTime": {
+     "end_time": "2025-09-07T00:37:32.891846Z",
+     "start_time": "2025-09-07T00:36:17.366945Z"
+    }
+   },
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "source": [
+    "#!pip install random\n",
+    "import random\n",
+    "import time\n",
+    "\n",
+    "with open(\"words.txt\", \"r\") as f:\n",
+    "    words = f.read()\n",
+    "    words = words.split(\"\\n\")\n",
+    "    the_word = random.choice(words)\n",
+    "    # the_word = \"apple\" # testing word\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def evaluate_word(word):\n",
+    "    status = [0,0,0,0,0] # 0 = incorrect, 1 = wrong place, 2 = correct\n",
+    "    word = list(word)\n",
+    "    checker = list(the_word)\n",
+    "    # check for correctness\n",
+    "    for i in range(len(word)): # always 5 but hardcoded constants are bad\n",
+    "        if word[i] == checker[i]:\n",
+    "            status[i] = 2\n",
+    "            checker[i] = \"_\" # placeholder to ensure no double-counting\n",
+    "    # check for wrong place\n",
+    "    for i in range(len(word)):\n",
+    "        if word[i] in checker:\n",
+    "            status[i] = 1\n",
+    "            checker[checker.index(word[i])] = \"_\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return status\n",
+    "\n",
+    "guess_amount = 0\n",
+    "guesses_words = []\n",
+    "while guess_amount < 6:\n",
+    "    guessed_word = input(\"Guess a word!\").strip()\n",
+    "    if len(guessed_word) > 5:\n",
+    "        print(\"Too many letters!\")\n",
+    "        continue\n",
+    "    elif len(guessed_word) < 5:\n",
+    "        print(\"Not enough letters!\")\n",
+    "        continue\n",
+    "    elif not guessed_word in words:\n",
+    "        print(\"That's not a valid word!\")\n",
+    "        continue\n",
+    "    guess_amount += 1\n",
+    "    status_list = evaluate_word(guessed_word)\n",
+    "    i = 0\n",
+    "    for code in status_list:\n",
+    "        if code == 2: # correct!\n",
+    "            print(\"\\033[97;102m\", flush = True, end = \"\")\n",
+    "        elif code == 1: # wrong place :/\n",
+    "            print(\"\\033[97;103m\", flush = True, end = \"\")\n",
+    "        else: # WRONG\n",
+    "            print(\"\\033[97;47m\", flush = True, end = \"\")\n",
+    "        print(guessed_word[i], end = \"\")\n",
+    "        i += 1\n",
+    "        time.sleep(0.25)\n",
+    "        print(\"\\033[0m\", flush = True, end = \"\") # reset colors!\n",
+    "    print()\n",
+    "    if guessed_word == the_word:\n",
+    "        print(\"That's Correct! It took you\", guess_amount, \" guesses to guess the word \", the_word)\n",
+    "        break\n",
+    "\n"
+   ],
+   "id": "e9ba521bbee23927",
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "\u001B[97;102ms\u001B[0m\u001B[97;103ml\u001B[0m\u001B[97;47ma\u001B[0m\u001B[97;47mt\u001B[0m\u001B[97;103me\u001B[0m\n",
+      "\u001B[97;102ms\u001B[0m\u001B[97;103me\u001B[0m\u001B[97;103ml\u001B[0m\u001B[97;47ml\u001B[0m\u001B[97;47ms\u001B[0m\n"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "ename": "KeyboardInterrupt",
+     "evalue": "Interrupted by user",
+     "output_type": "error",
+     "traceback": [
+      "\u001B[31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001B[39m",
+      "\u001B[31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001B[39m                         Traceback (most recent call last)",
+      "\u001B[36mCell\u001B[39m\u001B[36m \u001B[39m\u001B[32mIn[14]\u001B[39m\u001B[32m, line 31\u001B[39m\n\u001B[32m     29\u001B[39m guesses_words = []\n\u001B[32m     30\u001B[39m \u001B[38;5;28;01mwhile\u001B[39;00m guess_amount < \u001B[32m6\u001B[39m:\n\u001B[32m---> \u001B[39m\u001B[32m31\u001B[39m     guessed_word = \u001B[38;5;28;43minput\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m(\u001B[49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43mGuess a word!\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m)\u001B[49m.strip()\n\u001B[32m     32\u001B[39m     \u001B[38;5;28;01mif\u001B[39;00m \u001B[38;5;28mlen\u001B[39m(guessed_word) > \u001B[32m5\u001B[39m:\n\u001B[32m     33\u001B[39m         \u001B[38;5;28mprint\u001B[39m(\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\u001B[33mToo many letters!\u001B[39m\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m)\n",
+      "\u001B[36mFile \u001B[39m\u001B[32m~/PycharmProjects/pythonlessons/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py:1275\u001B[39m, in \u001B[36mKernel.raw_input\u001B[39m\u001B[34m(self, prompt)\u001B[39m\n\u001B[32m   1273\u001B[39m     msg = \u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\u001B[33mraw_input was called, but this frontend does not support input requests.\u001B[39m\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\n\u001B[32m   1274\u001B[39m     \u001B[38;5;28;01mraise\u001B[39;00m StdinNotImplementedError(msg)\n\u001B[32m-> \u001B[39m\u001B[32m1275\u001B[39m \u001B[38;5;28;01mreturn\u001B[39;00m \u001B[38;5;28;43mself\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m.\u001B[49m\u001B[43m_input_request\u001B[49m\u001B[43m(\u001B[49m\n\u001B[32m   1276\u001B[39m \u001B[43m    \u001B[49m\u001B[38;5;28;43mstr\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m(\u001B[49m\u001B[43mprompt\u001B[49m\u001B[43m)\u001B[49m\u001B[43m,\u001B[49m\n\u001B[32m   1277\u001B[39m \u001B[43m    \u001B[49m\u001B[38;5;28;43mself\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m.\u001B[49m\u001B[43m_parent_ident\u001B[49m\u001B[43m[\u001B[49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43mshell\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m]\u001B[49m\u001B[43m,\u001B[49m\n\u001B[32m   1278\u001B[39m \u001B[43m    \u001B[49m\u001B[38;5;28;43mself\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m.\u001B[49m\u001B[43mget_parent\u001B[49m\u001B[43m(\u001B[49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43mshell\u001B[39;49m\u001B[33;43m\"\u001B[39;49m\u001B[43m)\u001B[49m\u001B[43m,\u001B[49m\n\u001B[32m   1279\u001B[39m \u001B[43m    \u001B[49m\u001B[43mpassword\u001B[49m\u001B[43m=\u001B[49m\u001B[38;5;28;43;01mFalse\u001B[39;49;00m\u001B[43m,\u001B[49m\n\u001B[32m   1280\u001B[39m \u001B[43m\u001B[49m\u001B[43m)\u001B[49m\n",
+      "\u001B[36mFile \u001B[39m\u001B[32m~/PycharmProjects/pythonlessons/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py:1320\u001B[39m, in \u001B[36mKernel._input_request\u001B[39m\u001B[34m(self, prompt, ident, parent, password)\u001B[39m\n\u001B[32m   1317\u001B[39m \u001B[38;5;28;01mexcept\u001B[39;00m \u001B[38;5;167;01mKeyboardInterrupt\u001B[39;00m:\n\u001B[32m   1318\u001B[39m     \u001B[38;5;66;03m# re-raise KeyboardInterrupt, to truncate traceback\u001B[39;00m\n\u001B[32m   1319\u001B[39m     msg = \u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\u001B[33mInterrupted by user\u001B[39m\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\n\u001B[32m-> \u001B[39m\u001B[32m1320\u001B[39m     \u001B[38;5;28;01mraise\u001B[39;00m \u001B[38;5;167;01mKeyboardInterrupt\u001B[39;00m(msg) \u001B[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001B[39;00m\u001B[38;5;250m \u001B[39m\u001B[38;5;28;01mNone\u001B[39;00m\n\u001B[32m   1321\u001B[39m \u001B[38;5;28;01mexcept\u001B[39;00m \u001B[38;5;167;01mException\u001B[39;00m:\n\u001B[32m   1322\u001B[39m     \u001B[38;5;28mself\u001B[39m.log.warning(\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m\u001B[33mInvalid Message:\u001B[39m\u001B[33m\"\u001B[39m, exc_info=\u001B[38;5;28;01mTrue\u001B[39;00m)\n",
+      "\u001B[31mKeyboardInterrupt\u001B[39m: Interrupted by user"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "execution_count": 14
+  },
+  {
+   "metadata": {},
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "outputs": [],
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "source": "",
+   "id": "ce2445f4923f7e21"
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {

Intro_To_Python.ipynb

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "\n",
     "sooo its almost 9pm as i right these words. my brain is slowly melting. i have spent the better part of an hour debugging my wifi drivers on my twinkpad. i have been grinding out these lessons over the past week and a half, and its been taking a toll. ive gone back to write this as an apology for any mistakes or lack of clarity. i write this as someone who has been programming for a handful of years, and i understand that some of the concept that i take for granted, you may have never heard of. i apologize if i do not explain something, please dont hesitate to ask me about it. ill do my best to explain.\n",
     "\n",
-    "The other thing is that im not exactly the best writer. i barely passed english 2 sophomore year. my writing quality is proportional to the amount of sleep i got, and i didnt get much sleep last night. as the weeks go by, youll probably be able to tell that it starts out very professional like and slowly degrades into a casual conversation, please forgive me. i tend to write how i would speak to y'all, which explains the casual tone and constant comma splices lmao. i tried to write inside jokes and memes into the lessons to make them more fun so if you think its dry im sorry :sob: ill try to write more skibidi brainrot into the lessons or whatever yall like these days i dont keep up with the trends :pensive-wobble: my fyp is like not representative of anything thats actually popular on tiktok or insta anymore its just things i laugh at :p\n"
+    "The other thing is that im not exactly the best writer. i barely passed english 2 sophomore year. my writing quality is proportional to the amount of sleep i got, and i didnt get much sleep last night. as the weeks go by, youll probably be able to tell that it starts out very professional like and slowly degrades into a casual conversation, please forgive me. i tend to write how i would speak to y'all, which explains the casual tone and constant comma splices lmao. i tried to write inside jokes and memes into the lessons to make them more fun so if you think its dry im sorry\n"
    ],
    "id": "5cfc0bb57c4e4fb9"
   },

Loops_And_Logic.ipynb

@@ -499,14 +499,8 @@
   {
    "metadata": {},
    "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "source": "",
+   "source": "Timing your loops:",
    "id": "4422e8750229c1c6"
-  },
-  {
-   "metadata": {},
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "source": "",
-   "id": "9e42641679a367c9"
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {

solutions.ipynb

@@ -209,6 +209,15 @@
     "print(f\"We've repainted our car! {ol_reliable}\")"
    ],
    "id": "9367f77632cbe6c6"
+  },
+  {
+   "metadata": {},
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "source": [
+    "# File Handling And Packges Challenge problem - le word game\n",
+    "this is just one possible implementation of le word game. there's likely so many other ways to do it, but this is what i cooked up."
+   ],
+   "id": "cb5dcc1cfae15dc"
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {

stubs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from time import sleep
+def printslowcolor(text):
+    for char in text:
+        print(char, end='', flush=True)
+        sleep(0.05)