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Build a Hangman Game (Python)

Build the classic word-guessing game in Python - masked word, guessed letters, dwindling lives, win/lose - running right in your browser (no input(), the play is simulated).

  1. The Secret Word and the Blanks Show a hidden word as a row of underscores and reveal only the letters that have been guessed.
  2. Handling a Guess Record each guessed letter in a set, refresh the masked word, and tell a hit from a miss.
  3. Lives, Wins, and Losses Subtract a life on every wrong guess, then detect the two endings - the full word for a win, zero lives for a loss.
  4. A Word List and the Game Loop Pick a word at random from a list and wrap the whole round into one game function, then extend it with hints, categories, and a real input() version.