Hangman

def turn(): 
  indexList = []
  guessList = []
  guess = input("Input a character to guess:")
  guess = guess.lower() # so capital letters are recognized
  i = 0
  for letter in charList: # essentially go through each letter in word
    while i < length:
      if guess == charList[i]: # if letter guessed appears in word
        indexList.append(i) # add INDEX NUMBER to indexList (where the letter appears)
        guessList.append(guess) # add CHARACTER GUESSED to charList
      i+=1
  print(indexList)
  print(guessList)
  if indexList == []: # if the guess does not appear in the word
    global strikes # global needed to access strikes bc defined later in code
    strikes -= 1
    print("You have " + str(strikes) + " lives left!")
  
  # print board
  i=0
  for letter in charList:
    while i < length:
      if board[i] == None: 
        board[i] = "_" # if space in list is empty, print a _
      for index in indexList: # go through indexList
        if i == index:
          board[i] = guess # transfer correct guesses to board
      i+=1
  
  print(board)

# def printBoard():
          
#   return board

def gameOver():
  if "".join(board) == word: # take board and smush it into one string then check if = word
    print("YOU WON!!!!!")
    global end # access variable end because defined later
    end = True # end game because player won!!!
  if strikes == 0:
    end = True # end game bc player is bad
    print("YOU LOST :(") 
    

# INITIALIZE GAME -- THIS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE WHEN GAME STARTS UP 
print("Welcome to hangman!!")
word = input("Input a word to be guessed:")
word = word.lower() #so is not case sensitive
hint = input("Write a hint for your player:")
charList = list(word) #split word into characters
length = len(charList)
clear = "\n" * 100 #clear the screen so player can't see the word!
board = [None] * length # create empty board
strikes = 6
end = False # when this is true, game will end

print(clear)
print("** hint: " + hint) # print hint after board is cleared

# GAME LOOP -- this loop will run until 'end' is set to false in gameOver()
while end == False: 
  turn() 
  gameOver() # check if game has ended