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+ # hangman.py
+
+import random
+
+def get_secret_word(word_file="/usr/share/dict/words"):
+    with open(word_file) as f:
+        good_words = []
+        for i in f:
+            i = i.strip()
+            if len(i) <= 6:     # No short words
+                continue
+            if not i.isalpha(): # No punctuation
+                continue
+            if i[0].isupper():  # No proper nouns
+                continue
+            good_words.append(i)
+    return random.choice(good_words)
+
+def get_masked_word(word_file):
+        mask_word="*" * len(word_file)
+        return mask_word
+    
+def type_guess_word(word_file, guess_word, guessed_line):
+    if guess_word in word_file:
+        x = 0
+        for i in word_file:
+            if i == guess_word:
+                guessed_line = guessed_line [0:x] + guess_word + guessed_line[x+1:]
+            x = x+1
+    else:
+        print("Wrong guess")
+        print("-----------------------------")
+    return guessed_line
+
+def user_input(input=input):
+    letter = input("enter the chacracter=")
+    return letter
+
+    
+def n_main():
+    print ("Welcome.")
+    s_word =(get_secret_word())
+    #print(s_word)
+    guessed_line=(get_masked_word(s_word))
+    print(get_masked_word(s_word))
+    a =True    
+    tries=10
+    guess_word_list = []
+    while a:
+        if guessed_line == s_word:
+            print("\n\U0001F44D\U0001F44D\U0001F44D CONGRATULATION ..!! YOU WON THE GAME")
+            break
+        print("----------------------------------------")
+        print("\nTries left          = {}".format(tries))
+        guess_word = user_input()
+        if guess_word in guess_word_list:
+            print("already guess")
+            continue
+        if guess_word.isdigit():
+            print("digits not allowed")
+            continue
+        if len(guess_word) != 1:
+            print("\n single char only...!!!\n")
+            continue
+        guess_word_list.append(guess_word)
+        guessed_line = type_guess_word(s_word, guess_word,guessed_line)
+        print (guessed_line)
+        print ("already guessed word ={}".format(guess_word_list))
+        print("========================================")
+        tries = tries-1
+        if (tries < 1):
+            a= False
+            print ("\n So tries left sorry..the secret word is {} \U0001F622 \U0001F622\n\n".format(s_word))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    n_main()