#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- def solveIt(n): # Modify this code to run your puzzle solving algorithm # define the domains of all the variables (0..n-1) domains = [range(0,n)]*n # start a trivial depth first search for a solution sol = tryall([],domains) # prepare the solution in the specified output format # if no solution is found, put 0s outputData = str(n) + '\n' if sol == None: print 'no solution found.' outputData += ' '.join(map(str, [0]*n))+'\n' else: outputData += ' '.join(map(str, sol))+'\n' return outputData # this is a depth first search of all assignments def tryall(assignment, domains): # base-case: if the domains list is empty, all values are assigned # check if it is a solution, return None if it is not if len(domains) == 0: if checkIt(assignment): return assignment else: return None # recursive-case: try each value in the next domain # if we find a solution return it. otherwise, try the next value else: for v in domains[0]: sol = tryall(assignment[:]+[v],domains[1:]) if sol != None: return sol # checks if an assignment is feasible def checkIt(sol): n = len(sol) items = set(sol) if len(items) != n: return False deltas = set([abs(sol[i]-sol[i+1]) for i in range(0,n-1)]) if len(deltas) != n-1: return False return True import sys if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) > 1: try: n = int(sys.argv[1].strip()) except: print sys.argv[1].strip(), 'is not an integer' print 'Solving Size:', n print(solveIt(n)) else: print('This test requires an instance size. Please select the size of problem to solve. (i.e. python allIntervalSeriesSolver.py 5)')