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17.py
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"""
mjd's 17 puzzle.
Given 5 integers a, b, c, d, and e, find an expression that combines
a, b, c, and d with arithmetic operations (+, -, *, and /) to get e.
"""
from __future__ import division
from fractions import Fraction
from itertools import product
def puzzle(target, nums):
for e in exprs_over(tuple(map(Fraction, nums))):
try:
v = eval(e)
except ZeroDivisionError:
pass
else:
if v == target:
print e
commutative_ops = ('+', '*')
noncommutative_ops = ('-', '/')
all_ops = commutative_ops + noncommutative_ops
def exprs_over(nums):
if len(nums) == 1:
yield nums[0]
elif 1 < len(nums):
for L, R in splits(nums):
if not L or not R: continue
for x, y in product(exprs_over(L), exprs_over(R)):
for op in all_ops:
yield '(%s %s %s)' % (x, op, y)
for op in noncommutative_ops:
yield '(%s %s %s)' % (y, op, x)
def splits(xs):
if not xs:
yield (), ()
else:
for L, R in splits(xs[1:]):
yield L+(xs[0],), R
yield L, R+(xs[0],)
## list(splits((3,7)))
#. [((7, 3), ()), ((7,), (3,)), ((3,), (7,)), ((), (7, 3))]
## list(splits((1,3,7)))
#. [((7, 3, 1), ()), ((7, 3), (1,)), ((7, 1), (3,)), ((7,), (3, 1)), ((3, 1), (7,)), ((3,), (7, 1)), ((1,), (7, 3)), ((), (7, 3, 1))]
### for e in exprs_over((1,3,7)): print e
## puzzle(17, [6,6,5,2])
#. (((5 / 6) + 2) * 6)
#. (((5 / 6) + 2) * 6)
#. ((2 + (5 / 6)) * 6)
#. ((2 + (5 / 6)) * 6)
#. (((5 / 6) + 2) * 6)
#. (((5 / 6) + 2) * 6)
#. ((2 + (5 / 6)) * 6)
#. ((2 + (5 / 6)) * 6)
#. (6 * ((5 / 6) + 2))
#. (6 * ((5 / 6) + 2))
#. (6 * (2 + (5 / 6)))
#. (6 * (2 + (5 / 6)))
#. (6 * ((5 / 6) + 2))
#. (6 * ((5 / 6) + 2))
#. (6 * (2 + (5 / 6)))
#. (6 * (2 + (5 / 6)))
# XXX This was wrong: splits() misses some possibilities.
# See http://blog.plover.com/math/24-puzzle.html
## puzzle(24, [3,3,8,8])