mazesolver 1.2.0

A shortest-path maze solving algorithm for image-based mazes.

Maze Solver

Created by Tommy Dougiamas

This algorithm finds the shortest path through black and white maze images. It outputs an image with the path marked in green.

Installing

First make sure check that your python install version is >=3.5 with python3 -V.

To install, simply run sudo python3 -m pip install mazesolver on the command line.

What are the rules for maze images?

• Walls marked with black pixels and paths marked with white pixels

• Walls around the entire maze

• One entrance on the top row and one exit on the bottom row

If this is confusing, check out some of the example mazes in the pics directory.

How do I use it?

To use the maze solver create an image which meets the specifications listed above.

You can use mazesolver --help to get a list of commands.

Normal usage will look something like this: mazesolver -i path/to/input -o /path/to/dir

How does the algorithm work?

• Start at the entrance and label it zero.

• Move to any neighbouring cells and mark them with 1

• Move to any of the cells neighbouring the ones marked 1 and label them 2

• Continue doing this until all cells are marked

• Start from the exit of the maze and move to any neighbouring path that is marked with a number lower than the current number. Until we reach 0 (the entrance)

We now have the shortest path from the entrance to the exit!

Licensed under GNU GPLv3