pencil-puzzles for Python
Generate, solve, rate and check pencil puzzles such as sudoku and nurikabe. Generated puzzles have exactly one solution and a difficulty from easy to expert, set by the hardest solving technique they need.
Requires CPython 3.10 or newer on Windows, macOS or Linux:
pip install pencil-puzzles
import pencil_puzzles as pp
g = pp.generate("sudoku", (9, 9), difficulty="medium", seed=42)
print(g.puzzle.clues)
print(g.rating.level, g.rating.techniques)
assert pp.solve(g.puzzle) == g.solution
assert pp.rate(g.puzzle) == g.rating
assert pp.check(g.puzzle, g.solution) == []
print(pp.hint(g.puzzle)) # the first step a solver would take
same = pp.Puzzle.from_id(g.puzzle.id)
The same seed and package version always give the same puzzle. To save or
share a puzzle, use its ID. Every operation takes
limits=pp.Limits(work=..., attempts=...) and cancel=pp.CancellationToken();
running out of a limit raises an error. Cancellation can come from another
thread, and Ctrl-C raises KeyboardInterrupt.
All public names are listed in docs/design/python-api.md.
Building
pip install maturin
maturin build --release
pip install target/wheels/pencil_puzzles-*.whl
python -m unittest discover -s python/tests
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