Game advise Python

[JohnTokyo]

Hi there, I'm learning python by myself and I've just come to big stop with my first project for a Hang/man. I need some help. Thank you.

Here's my code:

def get_secret():
    initial = raw_input('enter string: ')
    word = initial.lower()
    print '\n'*60
    return str(word)
 
def do_turn(display, misses):
    print 'Word so far: ', display
    print 'Missed :', misses
    flag = False
    while flag == False:
 
        letter = str(raw_input('Pick a letter to guess: '))
        if len(letter)==1:
            flag = True
        else:
            print 'Cmon man, enter ONE letter'
        return letter
 
 
def new_display(secret, display, letter):
    temp = ''
    for i in range(len(secret)):
        if secret[i] in letter:
            temp = temp[:i] + secret[i] + temp[i+1:]
 
    for letter in temp:
        print (letter), display
    return temp
 
 
 
 
secret = get_secret()
display = len(list(secret))*'_ '
misses = 0
correct = ''
tries = 0
 
#print 'This is the word: ', display
print list(secret) #this actually converts the secret to a list
 
for i in range(8):
    letter = do_turn(display, misses)
    guess = new_display(secret, display, letter)
    while False:
 
        if letter in guess:
            print 'bravo'
 
 

It's mostly that I can't get the function newdisp to replace the underscore with a letter that's been guessed (and replace all same letters).
For the missing I will do it in the main.

[dwblas]

This will only ask for a letter one time, no matter what is entered.

    while flag == False:
          letter = str(raw_input('Pick a letter to guess: '))
         if len(letter)==1:
             flag = True
         else:
             print 'Cmon man, enter ONE letter'
         return letter 

You declared "temp" as an empty string earlier so you are slicing an empty string.

        if secret[i] in letter:
             temp = temp[:i] + secret[i] + temp[i+1:] 
#
#
    display_list = list(display)
    for ctr in range(len(secret)):
        if secret[ctr] == letter:
            ## only replaces first letter found
            display_list[ctr] = letter
            return "".join(display_list)