Optimize Hangman spacedOut function using set for guessed letters #19
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Changes:
Replaced the guessed list with a set() for O(1) lookups and prevention of duplicate letters.
Updated the game loop to only register a guess if it hasn’t been guessed before.
Modified spacedOut to efficiently display letters using the set.
Benefits:
Complexity reduced from O(n*k) to O(n).
Execution time drops significantly in benchmarks, improving overall game performance.
Prevents repeated penalties for the same incorrect guess.