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95 lines
2.9 KiB
Python
95 lines
2.9 KiB
Python
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The nqueens problem is of placing N queens on a N * N
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chess board such that no queen can attack any other queens placed
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on that chess board.
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This means that one queen cannot have any other queen on its horizontal, vertical and
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diagonal lines.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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solution = []
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def is_safe(board: list[list[int]], row: int, column: int) -> bool:
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"""
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This function returns a boolean value True if it is safe to place a queen there
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considering the current state of the board.
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Parameters:
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board (2D matrix): The chessboard
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row, column: Coordinates of the cell on the board
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Returns:
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Boolean Value
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>>> is_safe([[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]], 1, 1)
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True
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>>> is_safe([[1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]], 1, 1)
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False
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"""
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n = len(board) # Size of the board
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# Check if there is any queen in the same row, column,
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# left upper diagonal, and right upper diagonal
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return (
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all(board[i][j] != 1 for i, j in zip(range(row, -1, -1), range(column, n)))
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and all(
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board[i][j] != 1 for i, j in zip(range(row, -1, -1), range(column, -1, -1))
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)
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and all(board[i][j] != 1 for i, j in zip(range(row, n), range(column, n)))
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and all(board[i][j] != 1 for i, j in zip(range(row, n), range(column, -1, -1)))
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)
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def solve(board: list[list[int]], row: int) -> bool:
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"""
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This function creates a state space tree and calls the safe function until it
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receives a False Boolean and terminates that branch and backtracks to the next
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possible solution branch.
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"""
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if row >= len(board):
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"""
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If the row number exceeds N, we have a board with a successful combination
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and that combination is appended to the solution list and the board is printed.
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"""
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solution.append(board)
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printboard(board)
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print()
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return True
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for i in range(len(board)):
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"""
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For every row, it iterates through each column to check if it is feasible to
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place a queen there.
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If all the combinations for that particular branch are successful, the board is
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reinitialized for the next possible combination.
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"""
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if is_safe(board, row, i):
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board[row][i] = 1
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solve(board, row + 1)
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board[row][i] = 0
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return False
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def printboard(board: list[list[int]]) -> None:
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"""
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Prints the boards that have a successful combination.
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"""
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for i in range(len(board)):
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for j in range(len(board)):
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if board[i][j] == 1:
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print("Q", end=" ") # Queen is present
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else:
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print(".", end=" ") # Empty cell
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print()
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# Number of queens (e.g., n=8 for an 8x8 board)
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n = 8
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board = [[0 for i in range(n)] for j in range(n)]
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solve(board, 0)
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print("The total number of solutions are:", len(solution))
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