playing a game.py

def playGame(wordList):
    """
  Allow the user to play an arbitrary number of hands.
 
  1) Asks the user to input 'n' or 'r' or 'e'.
    * If the user inputs 'n', let the user play a new (random) hand.
    * If the user inputs 'r', let the user play the last hand again.
    * If the user inputs 'e', exit the game.
    * If the user inputs anything else, ask them again.
 
  2) When done playing the hand, repeat from step 1
   """  
    player_option = None
    player_hand = None
    while player_option != 'e':
        player_option = raw_input("Enter n to deal a new hand, r to replay the" +
                                  "  last hand, or e to end game: ").lower()
        if player_option == 'n':
            player_hand = dealHand(HAND_SIZE)
            playHand(player_hand.copy(), wordList, HAND_SIZE)
            print
        elif player_option == 'r':
                if player_hand != None:
                    playHand(player_hand.copy(), wordList, HAND_SIZE)
                    print
                else:
                        print("You ve not played a hand yet. Please play a" +
                      " new hand first!\n")
        elif player_option != 'e':
                            print("Invalid command.")