snippets for improve this from november 2013 - p2 magazine

1.py

a = [[], [], [], []]
width = 10
length = 4
stones = 2 # or 3

for i in range(length):
	for j in range(width):
		a[i].append(stones)
		if i == 1 and j == width - 2:
  		a[i][j] = 1
		if i == 1 and j == width - 1:
  		a[i][j] = 0
		if i == 2 and j == 0:
  		a[i][j] = 0
		if i == 2 and j == 1:
  		a[i][j] = 1
		if stones == 3:
  		if i == 1 and j == width - 3:
  			a[i][j] = 2
  		if i == 2 and j == 2:
  			a[i][j] = 2

2.py

for i in range(length):
  for j in range(width):
		a[i].append(stones)

3.py

def array(stones, length): 
  return [stones]*length

a = map(array, ([tincuva]*width, length))

4.py

a[1][width - 2] = 1
a[1][width - 1] = 0
a[2][0] = 0
a[2][1] = 1
if stones == 3:
	a[1][width - 3] = 2
	a[2][2] = 2

5.py

a[1][-3] = 2
a[1][-2] = 1
a[1][-1] = 0
a[2][0] = 0
a[2][1] = 1
a[2][2] = 2

6.py

width = 10
length = 4
stones = 2 # or 3

7.py

board = [[], [], [], []]

def set_board_up(length, breadth, tincuva):
  board = map(array, ([tincuva]*breadth, length))

  board[1][-3] = 2
  board[1][-2] = 1
  board[1][-1] = 0
  board[2][0] = 0
  board[2][1] = 1
  board[2][2] = 2
  
  return board

8.py

board[1][-1], board[2][0] = 0, 0
board[1][-2], board[2][1] = 1, 1
board[1][-3], board[2][2] = 2, 2