How to put a string in a specific index position in python

February 4, 2022

I’m trying to put the string ‘^’ within a specific index position in my code depending on an awnser, this is my code.

mylist = ['', 'O', '']
from random import shuffle

def shuffle_list(mylist):
    shuffle(mylist)
    return mylist


def player_guess():
    guess = ''
    while guess not in ['0', '1', '2']:
        guess = input("Pick a number from 0, 1 or 2: ")

    return int(guess)

myindex = player_guess()

def check_guess(mylist, guess):
    if mylist[guess] == 'O':
        print("Correct")
        print(mylist)
    else:
        print('Wrong guess!')
        correct_pos = {mylist.index('O')}
        print(f"Your guess was at position {guess} the correct position was {correct_pos} \n {mylist} \n")
 

# INITAL LIST
mylist = ['', 'O', '']
# SHUFFLE LIST
mixedup_list = shuffle_list(mylist)
# USER GUESS
guess = player_guess()
# CHECK GUESS
check_guess(mixedup_list, guess)

I don’t want my output to be this [”,”,’O’] which is the typical output after you have gotten the question wrong I want it to look like [”,”,’O’]
with the ‘^’ symbol right under the ‘O’ on a new line, how would I do something like this and what do I need to add?

>Solution :

This will print out where the O is in the list

def check_guess(mylist, guess):
    if mylist[guess] == 'O':
        print("Correct")
        print(mylist)
    else:
        print('Wrong guess!')
        correct_pos = {mylist.index('O')}
        print(f"Your guess was at position {guess} the correct position was {correct_pos} \n {mylist}")
        carrot_string = ' '*(3+mylist.index('O')*4) + '^'
        print(carrot_string)

the first element starts at position 3 and increases by 4 depending on where its located in the list