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June 15, 2010 11:08
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Inspired by this reddit comment thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/cehbe/awesome_lego_robot_monster_chessand_shit_gets/c0s0afu
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class Colouring(object): | |
def __init__(self, colouring): | |
self.colouring = colouring | |
def __eq__(self, other): | |
# Two colourings are "equal" (read: "equivalent") if one is a | |
# rotational-shift of the other. (I'm sure there are smarter | |
# ways to do this (this may not even be *right*), but I was in | |
# a hurry, and it seems to work.) | |
current = self.colouring | |
for i in range(0, len(current)): | |
# There's *definitely* cleverer ways of rotating an array | |
# in-place, I'm sure. But I was lazy. | |
temp = current[1:] | |
temp.append(current[0]) | |
current = temp | |
if (current == other.colouring): return True | |
return False | |
def __ne__(self, other): | |
return not self.__eq__(other) | |
def __repr__(self): | |
return "<%s>" % (self.colouring.__repr__()[1:-1]) | |
class NoDupeList(object): | |
# Can't use a set, because objects that are "equal" have to hash to | |
# the same value; and I couldn't think of clever way to do that, quickly. | |
def __init__(self, iterable): | |
self.list = [] | |
for x in iterable: | |
add = True | |
for y in self.list: | |
if (x == y): add = False | |
if add: self.list.append(x) | |
def __repr__(self): | |
return self.list.__repr__() | |
def __len__(self): | |
return self.list.__len__() | |
def __iter__(self): | |
return self.list.__iter__() | |
# Some previous lame attempts at "testing" | |
#print Colouring(["a", "b", "a", "b"]) == Colouring(["a", "b", "a", "b"]) | |
#print Colouring(["a", "b", "a", "b"]) == Colouring(["a", "b", "a", "c"]) | |
#print Colouring(["a", "b", "a", "b"]) == Colouring(["b", "a", "b", "a"]) | |
#print Colouring(["a", "b"]) == Colouring(["b", "a"]) | |
#print NoDupeList([Colouring(["a", "b"]), Colouring(["a", "b"])]) | |
#print NoDupeList([Colouring(["a", "b"]), Colouring(["b", "a"])]) | |
colours = ["a", "b"] | |
distinct_colourings = NoDupeList([Colouring([w, x, y, z]) for w in colours for x in colours for y in colours for z in colours]) | |
print "\nUsing %s elements: %s" % (len(colours), colours) | |
print "Creates %s distinct colourings:" % (len(distinct_colourings)) | |
for x in distinct_colourings: print x | |
colours = ["a", "b", "c"] | |
distinct_colourings = NoDupeList([Colouring([w, x, y, z]) for w in colours for x in colours for y in colours for z in colours]) | |
print "\nUsing %s elements: %s" % (len(colours), colours) | |
print "Creates %s distinct colourings:" % (len(distinct_colourings)) | |
for x in distinct_colourings: print x | |
colours = ["a", "b", "c", "d"] | |
distinct_colourings = NoDupeList([Colouring([w, x, y, z]) for w in colours for x in colours for y in colours for z in colours]) | |
print "\nUsing %s elements: %s" % (len(colours), colours) | |
print "Creates %s distinct colourings:" % (len(distinct_colourings)) | |
for x in distinct_colourings: print x |
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Using 2 elements: ['a', 'b'] | |
Creates 6 distinct colourings: | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'a'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
Using 3 elements: ['a', 'b', 'c'] | |
Creates 24 distinct colourings: | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'a'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'c', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
Using 4 elements: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'] | |
Creates 70 distinct colourings: | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'a'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'a', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'd', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'a', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'a', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'd', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'b', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'a', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'a', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'd', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'c', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'a', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'c', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'd', 'b'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'a', 'd', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'b'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'b', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'b', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'c', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'd', 'b', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'd', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'd', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'b', 'd', 'd', 'c'> | |
<'b', 'd', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'c', 'c', 'c', 'c'> | |
<'c', 'c', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'c', 'c', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'c', 'd', 'c', 'd'> | |
<'c', 'd', 'd', 'd'> | |
<'d', 'd', 'd', 'd'> |
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