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Towers of Hanoi project using stacks in Python
from stack_for_hanoi import Stack
print("\nLet's play Towers of Hanoi!!")
# Create the Stacks
stacks = []
left_stack = Stack("Left")
middle_stack = Stack("Middle")
right_stack = Stack("Right")
stacks.append(left_stack)
stacks.append(middle_stack)
stacks.append(right_stack)
# Set up the Game
num_disks = int(input("\nHow many disks do you want to play with?\n"))
while num_disks < 3:
num_disks = int(input("Enter a number greater than or equal to 3\n"))
for disk in range(num_disks, 0, -1):
left_stack.push(disk)
num_optimal_moves = (2**num_disks) - 1
print("The fastest you can solve this game is in {0} moves".format(
num_optimal_moves))
# Get User Input
def get_input():
choices = [stack.get_name()[0] for stack in stacks]
while True:
for i in range(len(stacks)):
name = stacks[i].get_name()
letter = choices[i]
print("Enter {0} for {1}".format(letter, name))
user_input = input("")
if user_input in choices:
for i in range(len(stacks)):
if user_input == choices[i]:
return stacks[i]
print("--Introduce a valid input--")
# Play the Game
num_user_moves = 0
while right_stack.get_size() != num_disks:
print("\n\n\n...Current Stacks...")
for stack in stacks:
stack.print_items()
while True:
print("\nWhich stack do you want to move from?\n")
from_stack = get_input()
print("\nWhich stack do you want to move to?\n")
to_stack = get_input()
if from_stack.is_empty():
print("\n\nInvalid Move. Try Again")
elif to_stack.is_empty() or from_stack.peek() < to_stack.peek():
disk = from_stack.pop()
to_stack.push(disk)
num_user_moves += 1
break
else:
print("\n\nInvalid Move. Try Again")
print("\n\nYou completed the game in {0} moves, and the optimal number of moves is {1}".format(
num_user_moves, num_optimal_moves))
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