Python solvers for Countdown (letters and numbers).
$ ./letters.py [-m MAX_RESULTS] [-w WORD_LIST] LETTERS
Solve a Countdown letters game.
positional arguments:
LETTERS string containing the letters that can be used to form words
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m MAX_RESULTS maximum number of output results (default 30)
-w WORD_LIST word list file name (default ../yawl.txt)Example:
$ ./letters.py ahgroient
8 ANTIHERO
8 EARTHING
8 HEARTING
8 INGATHER
8 THROEING
7 ANOTHER
7 GAHNITE
7 GENITOR
7 GOATIER
7 GRANITE
7 GRATINE
7 HAIRNET
7 HEARING
7 HEATING
7 HOARING
7 INEARTH
7 INGRATE
7 NEGATOR
7 ORATING
7 ORIGANE
7 ORTHIAN
7 OTARINE
7 RIGHTEN
7 ROATING
7 TANGIER
7 TEARING
7 THERIAN
6 AIGRET
6 ANIGHT
6 ANTHERCurrently very slow.
$ ./numbers.py [-m MAX_RESULTS] TARGET NUMBER [NUMBER ...]
Solve a Countdown numbers game.
positional arguments:
TARGET target number (positive integer)
NUMBER number (positive integer) that can be used to obtain the
target
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m MAX_RESULTS maximum number of output results (default 30)Example:
$ ./numbers.py 420 75 50 6 9 4 2
420 (75 + 4 - 9) * 6
420 (50 - 4) * 9 + 6
420 (50 + 6 + 4) * (9 - 2)
420 (75 + 9) * 50 / (6 + 4)
420 (75 + 9) * (6 + 4) / 2
420 (75 + (9 + 6) * 2) * 4
420 (75 * 50 - 6) / 9 + 4
420 75 * (50 + 6) / (9 - 4) / 2
420 75 * 6 + 4 - 50 / 2 - 9
420 (50 - 2) * (9 + 6) - 75 * 4
420 (50 + 4 - 9) * 6 + 75 * 2
420 (50 - 4) * (9 + 6) / 2 + 75
420 (50 + 6) * (4 + 2) + 75 + 9
420 (75 - 9 - 4) * 6 + 50 - 2
420 (50 + 4 + 2) * 6 + 75 + 9
420 (75 - 50 / (9 - 4) / 2) * 6
420 (50 * 2 + 75 / (9 + 6)) * 4
420 (75 - 50 / 2 - 4) * 9 + 6
420 ((50 - 4) * 6 + 9 - 75) * 2
420 (50 - 75 / (9 - 4)) * 6 * 2
420 (50 + (6 + 4) / 2) * 9 - 75
420 ((75 - 50) * 2 - 4) * 9 + 6
421 75 * 6 - 50 / 2 - 4
421 (75 - 9) * 6 + 50 / 2
421 (75 - 6) * 9 - 50 * 4
419 75 * (9 - 4) + 50 - 6
419 50 * (9 - 2) + 75 - 6
421 50 * (9 - 2) + 75 - 4
419 (75 - 4) * 6 + 2 - 9
421 (75 + 2) * 6 + 9 - 50