Python/backtracking/rat_in_maze.py

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from __future__ import annotations
def solve_maze(maze: list[list[int]]) -> bool:
"""
This method solves the "rat in maze" problem.
In this problem we have some n by n matrix, a start point and an end point.
We want to go from the start to the end. In this matrix zeroes represent walls
and ones paths we can use.
Parameters :
maze(2D matrix) : maze
Returns:
Return: True if the maze has a solution or False if it does not.
>>> maze = [[0, 1, 0, 1, 1],
... [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
... [1, 0, 1, 0, 1],
... [0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
... [1, 0, 0, 1, 0]]
>>> solve_maze(maze)
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[1, 1, 1, 1, 0]
[0, 0, 0, 1, 0]
[0, 0, 0, 1, 1]
[0, 0, 0, 0, 1]
True
>>> maze = [[0, 1, 0, 1, 1],
... [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
... [0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
... [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
... [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]
>>> solve_maze(maze)
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[1, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
True
>>> maze = [[0, 0, 0],
... [0, 1, 0],
... [1, 0, 0]]
>>> solve_maze(maze)
[1, 1, 1]
[0, 0, 1]
[0, 0, 1]
True
>>> maze = [[0, 1, 0],
... [0, 1, 0],
... [1, 0, 0]]
>>> solve_maze(maze)
No solution exists!
False
>>> maze = [[0, 1],
... [1, 0]]
>>> solve_maze(maze)
No solution exists!
False
"""
size = len(maze)
# We need to create solution object to save path.
solutions = [[0 for _ in range(size)] for _ in range(size)]
solved = run_maze(maze, 0, 0, solutions)
if solved:
print("\n".join(str(row) for row in solutions))
else:
print("No solution exists!")
return solved
def run_maze(maze: list[list[int]], i: int, j: int, solutions: list[list[int]]) -> bool:
"""
This method is recursive starting from (i, j) and going in one of four directions:
up, down, left, right.
If a path is found to destination it returns True otherwise it returns False.
Parameters:
maze(2D matrix) : maze
i, j : coordinates of matrix
solutions(2D matrix) : solutions
Returns:
Boolean if path is found True, Otherwise False.
"""
size = len(maze)
# Final check point.
if i == j == (size - 1):
solutions[i][j] = 1
return True
lower_flag = (not i < 0) and (not j < 0) # Check lower bounds
upper_flag = (i < size) and (j < size) # Check upper bounds
if lower_flag and upper_flag:
# check for already visited and block points.
block_flag = (not solutions[i][j]) and (not maze[i][j])
if block_flag:
# check visited
solutions[i][j] = 1
# check for directions
if (
run_maze(maze, i + 1, j, solutions)
or run_maze(maze, i, j + 1, solutions)
or run_maze(maze, i - 1, j, solutions)
or run_maze(maze, i, j - 1, solutions)
):
return True
solutions[i][j] = 0
return False
return False
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()