For loop breaks whole script

Question

I'm trying to build a Wordle clone, a word game where one gets 6 chances to guess a 5 letter word. The game itself works but when I try to show the definition of the word at the end of the game, my whole game gets stuck.

My code is this:

import pygame
import pygame.display
import sys
import random
from words import *
from PyDictionary import PyDictionary

pygame.init()


# a py file with list of words
CORRECT_WORD = WORDS
CORRECT_WORD_LIST = list(CORRECT_WORD)
word = random.choice(CORRECT_WORD_LIST)



# number of attempts, 6 in total
attempts = 0
# a list to store the previous guesses
guesses = [[]] * 6
cur_guess = []
cur_guess_str = ""
current_letter_bg_x = 110



game_result = ""

# get the meaning of the word
def get_meaning(word):
    dicto = PyDictionary()
    meaning = dicto.meaning(word)
    if meaning == "":
        meaning = "No definition found"
    return meaning

meaning = get_meaning(word)


def blit_text(surface, text, pos, font):
    """Multi-line text blit from https://stackoverflow.com/a/42015712/2280890"""
   

def check_guess(guess):
    # Check if letter is Green, Yellow or grey if not in word
    # trimmed, for not being part of the problem
           

    attempts += 1
    cur_guess = []
    cur_guess_str = ""
    current_letter_bg_x = 110

def play_again():    
    SCREEN.blit(BACKGROUND, BG_RECT)
    
    play_again_text = play_again_font.render("ENTER to Play Again? or Q to Quit!", True, "#FCFCFC")
    
    pygame.display.update()

  

    word_text = play_again_font.render(f"{word.upper()}", True, "#FFB90F")
    

    SCREEN.blit(play_again_text, play_again_rect)
    SCREEN.blit(word_text, word_rect)
    pygame.display.flip()


def reset():
    # Reset all global variables
   

I've trimmed/removed a bunch of lines relating to creating/drawing letters and backspace etc.

Up until this point everything works as expected. The letters, if in correct position get colored as expected.

My problem starts here. Instead of only showing the definition after 6 attempts it shows the meaning as soon as the game starts. This is the block of code that breaks the game:

    for i in enumerate(guesses[attempts]):
        if i == 6 and game_result is not "W":
            word = random.choice(CORRECT_WORD_LIST)
            meaning = get_meaning(word)

    txt = f"{meaning}"
    txt_pos = (40, 70)
    window.blit(BACKGROUND, [-317, -300])
    f"{blit_text(window, txt, txt_pos, sys_font)}", True, "#FFB90F"
    pygame.display.update

If I omit that block the game runs as expected and if I leave as below, it works as expected.

Game

    while running:
        if game_result != "":
            play_again()

        for event in pygame.event.get():
            if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                pygame.quit()
                sys.exit()
            if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
                if event.key == pygame.K_RETURN:
                    if game_result != "":
                        reset()

                    else:
                        if len(cur_guess_str) == 5 and cur_guess_str.lower() in WORDS:
                            check_guess(cur_guess)
                elif event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE:
                    if len(cur_guess_str) > 0:
                        delete_letter()

                else:
                    key_pressed = event.unicode.upper()
                    if key_pressed in "QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM" and key_pressed != "":
                        if len(cur_guess_str) < 5:
                            new_letter()
       

Can someone help me understand why my logic/reasoning is flawed? The block of code that is causing issues I insert it right after ### game, in between while running: and right before

if game_result != "":
    play_again()

Answer 1

    while True:
    meaning = ""
        for i in range(len(guesses[attempts])):
            if i == 6 and game_result is not "W":
                word = random.choice(CORRECT_WORD_LIST)
                meaning = get_meaning(word)
    
        txt = f"{meaning}"
        txt_pos = (40, 70)
        window.blit(BACKGROUND, [-317, -300])
        f"{blit_text(window, txt, txt_pos, sys_font)}", True, "#FFB90F"
        pygame.display.update()

for the code above you have put while running but you never change running so wouldn`t it be better to do while True. Also if you put while True a better way of ending the game is to just do break instead of pygame.quit() and sys.exit(). Also can I see the output that prints when the game breaks please?

Don't Work (I have edited the code and it prints because as soon as the game starts to run you have put txt=f"{meaning}" by moving it across that only happens when i == 6 and game_result is not "W". I don't know if this will work but its worth a try.)

If that doesn`t work from what I can see you don't use enumerate so I would replace it with range(len(guesses[attempts]))