""" Minimax helps to achieve maximum score in a game by checking all possible moves. """ from __future__ import annotations import math def minimax( depth: int, node_index: int, is_max: bool, scores: list[int], height: float ) -> int: """ depth is current depth in game tree. node_index is index of current node in scores[]. scores[] contains the leaves of game tree. height is maximum height of game tree. >>> scores = [90, 23, 6, 33, 21, 65, 123, 34423] >>> height = math.log(len(scores), 2) >>> minimax(0, 0, True, scores, height) 65 >>> minimax(-1, 0, True, scores, height) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: Depth cannot be less than 0 >>> minimax(0, 0, True, [], 2) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: Scores cannot be empty >>> scores = [3, 5, 2, 9, 12, 5, 23, 23] >>> height = math.log(len(scores), 2) >>> minimax(0, 0, True, scores, height) 12 """ if depth < 0: raise ValueError("Depth cannot be less than 0") if not scores: raise ValueError("Scores cannot be empty") if depth == height: return scores[node_index] return ( max( minimax(depth + 1, node_index * 2, False, scores, height), minimax(depth + 1, node_index * 2 + 1, False, scores, height), ) if is_max else min( minimax(depth + 1, node_index * 2, True, scores, height), minimax(depth + 1, node_index * 2 + 1, True, scores, height), ) ) def main() -> None: scores = [90, 23, 6, 33, 21, 65, 123, 34423] height = math.log(len(scores), 2) print(f"Optimal value : {minimax(0, 0, True, scores, height)}") if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod() main()