from string import *

#store state of game
word_input = lower(raw_input("What is the secret word? "))

secret_word = word_input
letters_guessed = []
result = ["-"]*len(secret_word)
mistakes_made = 0
Max_guesses = 6

def get_guess():
    guess = lower(raw_input("What letter would you like to guess? "))

# these lines test the input for validity
    if len(guess) > 1:
        print "You have entered more than one letter. Please guess again."
#        mistake() #enable this line if you want to penalize for incorrect input
        return
    if guess in letters_guessed:
        print "You have already guessed this letter. Try again."
#        mistake() #enable this line if you want to penalize for incorrect input
        return

# after validating good input, the function actually records the guess
    letters_guessed.append(guess)
    if guess not in word_input:
        mistake()
        print "This letter is not in the word. You have made",mistakes_made,"mistakes."
        print_guessed_simple()
        return
    else:
        print "Congratulations, this letter is in the word."
        print_guessed(guess)

def mistake():
    global mistakes_made
    mistakes_made = mistakes_made + 1

def print_guessed(guess):
    global secret_word
    for i in range(secret_word.count(guess)):
        position = secret_word.find(guess)
        result.pop(position)
        result.insert(position,guess)
        secret_word_list = list(secret_word)
        secret_word_list.pop(position)
        secret_word_list.insert(position,"-")
        secret_word = join(secret_word_list, sep="")
        result_final = join(result,"")
    print result_final

def print_guessed_simple():
    result_final = join(result,"")
    print result_final

#returns True if the player has won, returns False otherwise
def word_guessed(mylist):
    correct = True
    for letter in mylist:
        if letter not in letters_guessed:
            correct = False
    return correct


while word_guessed(word_input) == False:
    get_guess()
    if mistakes_made >= Max_guesses:
        print "You have lost!"
        raise SystemExit
        
if word_guessed(word_input) == True:
    print "You have won!"