This Python project will solve the riddle with the help of trial n' error and a little of AI. Check the code inside.
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There are five houses in five different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The five owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts:
- The Brit lives in the red house.
- The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
- The Dane drinks tea.
- The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
- The green house's owner drinks coffee.
- The owner who smokes Pall Mall owns birds.
- The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
- The owner living in the center house drinks milk.
- The Norwegian lives in the first house.
- The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
- The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
- The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
- The German smokes Prince.
- The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
- The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.
The question is: who owns the fish?
Einstein.Riddly.py running on Pycharm IDEAt first, the computer just follow all the clues given. If not on the data yet, just assume the data. This until all cluse are true.
Check the computer log file. Output file here.
RUN TEST # 1 :
| Data: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| national | BRIT | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| national | BRIT | empty | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | empty | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | empty | empty | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | empty | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | empty | empty | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | empty | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | empty | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | empty | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | empty | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | empty | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | empty | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | empty | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | RED | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | BRIT | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | empty |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | empty |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | SWEDE | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | empty | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | DOG | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | YELLOW | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | DUNHILL | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | empty | BLUE | empty | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | empty | GERMAN | empty |
| cigar | empty | empty | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | empty | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | empty | empty | BIRD | empty | empty |
| Confirmed: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| national | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| cigar | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| drink | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| pet | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Connection1: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| national | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| cigar | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| drink | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| pet | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| RUN | TEST | # | 32 | : | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | empty | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | FISH | DOG |
| Data: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | YELLOW | BLUE | RED | GREEN | WHITE |
| national | NORWEGIAN | DANE | BRIT | GERMAN | SWEDE |
| cigar | DUNHILL | BLENDS | PALLMALL | PRINCE | BLUEMASTER |
| drink | WATER | TEA | MILK | COFFEE | ROOTBEER |
| pet | CAT | HORSE | BIRD | FISH | DOG |
| Confirmed: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| national | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| cigar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| drink | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| pet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Connection1: | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| color | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| national | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| cigar | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| drink | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| pet | 15 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
The guy who steal the FISH is the GERMAN who has GREEN walls in his house, and likes to smoke PRINCE cigar. He also drinks COFFEE regularly.
Done Finish. In 32 runs.
