initializationQueens.py

import random
class NQueens:
    def __init__(self,n):
        self.board, self.queenPositions  = self.getNewBoard(n)
        self.n = n

    def getNewBoard(self,n):
    # queens are represented as ones in 2d list of all zeros
    # Since it's a 2d list, each element is a row of zeros except for the queen
        board = []
        queensPos = []
        for x in range(n): # makes n x n board of zeros
            board.append([0]*n)

        for x in range(n): # sets a random value of each row to be 1, denoting the queen
            randomIndex = random.randint(0,n-1)
            board[x][randomIndex] = 1
            queensPos.append( (x,randomIndex) )

        return (board,queensPos)