graph_coloring.py

colors = ['Red', 'Blue', 'Green', 'Yellow', 'Black']

states = ['Andhra', 'Karnataka', 'TamilNadu', 'Kerala']

neighbors = {}
neighbors['Andhra'] = ['Karnataka', 'TamilNadu']
neighbors['Karnataka'] = ['Andhra', 'TamilNadu', 'Kerala']
neighbors['TamilNadu'] = ['Andhra', 'Karnataka', 'Kerala']
neighbors['Kerala'] = ['Karnataka', 'TamilNadu']

colors_of_states = {}

def promising(state, color):
    for neighbor in neighbors.get(state): 
        color_of_neighbor = colors_of_states.get(neighbor)
        if color_of_neighbor == color:
            return False

    return True

def get_color_for_state(state):
    for color in colors:
        if promising(state, color):
            return color

def main():
    for state in states:
        colors_of_states[state] = get_color_for_state(state)

    print colors_of_states


main()