1p10

try:
    print("The 10 highest scores previously were")
    with open("highscore2.txt", "r") as f:
        highscore = f.read()
        print(highscore)
except:
    print("Creating a new highscore.txt file")
    f = open('highscore2.txt', 'w')
    f.close()

while True:
    scores = []
    names = []
    with open("highscore2.txt", 'r') as file:
        for line in file:
            line = line.strip("\n")
            line = line.split(" ")
            names.append(line[0])
            scores.append(int(line[1]))


    score = 0
    print("Welcome to the Maths Quiz")
    xname=input("Write your name, please: (Type done when finished) ")
    if xname=='done': exit()
    #change spaces to underscore in name as we use space as delimiter!
    name = xname.replace(" ", "_")
    print("Can you answer three questions and score maximum points?")
    print("Question 1: What is the product of 2x2x2?")
    answer = int(input("Your answer :>> "))
    if answer == 8:
        print("Correct")
        score = score + 1
        print("Your score is ", score)
    else:
        print("Incorrect, the answer is 8")
        print("Your score is ", score)
    print("Question 2: What is the product of 3x3x3?")
    answer = int(input("Your answer :>> "))
    if answer == 27:
        print("Correct")
        score = score + 1
        print("Your score is ", score)
    else:
        print("Incorrect, the answer is 27")
        print("Your score is ", score)
    print("Question 3: What is the product of 4x4x4?")
    answer = int(input("Your answer :>> "))
    if answer == 64:
        print("Correct")
        score = score + 1
        print("Your score is ", score)
    else:
        print("Incorrect, the answer is 64")
        print("Your score is ", score)
    position = 0
    for compare_score in scores:
        if score < compare_score:
            position = position + 1
    scores.insert(position, score)
    names.insert(position, name)

    scores = scores[:10]
    names = names[:10]
    print("HIGHSCORES")
    with open("highscore2.txt", 'w') as file:
        for i in range(len(scores)):
            file.write(names[i] + " " + str(scores[i]) + "\n")
            print(names[i] + " " + str(scores[i]))