Any Python Programmers Out There??

[cancel2 2022]

we fucking know tom, your son said what I said like 40 hours ago at this point

Happy Xmas to you as well, did you get laid? I'm guessing not.

Let your next name be Grindgames, it suits you perfectly.

[AProudLefty]

Progress report?

[Bubba]

i assume you can't use numbers large than 9 in the grid?

That's right. Digits 1 - 9.

[AProudLefty]

Do not make a separate variable names for the lists. I know it seems easier. I do that sometimes. There is an easier way.

[AProudLefty]

Separate variable names is not needed.

PLst = [[2, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 3, 2],
[0, 4, 1, 6, 0, 1, 9, 0],
[4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 8, 2, 4],
[1, 5, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 2],
[0, 6, 4, 3, 0, 4, 2, 6],
[7, 3, 4, 0, 2, 5, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 6, 7, 1, 0, 0, 2],
[1, 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5, 0]]

[Niche Political Commentor]

Make your next name be Grindgames, it suits you perfectly.

this is my final form.

[Niche Political Commentor]

bubba lets all collectively do another puzzle. let me know when you have a new one

[AProudLefty]

bubba lets all collectively do another puzzle. let me know when you have a new one

I have given him a few hints. I am still impatiently waiting.

I got my code ready. It isn't final but it works according to his request.

[AProudLefty]

Raise your hand if you want to see my 90% code to help the OP.

[Bubba]

bubba lets all collectively do another puzzle. let me know when you have a new one

There'll be more puzzles, but for now I want to concentrate on this one.

Found this web site: https://discuss.python.org

Posted my question there last night. Included the code I had written. Two people responded. One said the reason I got the same numbers every time is because when the list is modified, there are no zeros in it. I start with

[2, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 3, 2] The function modifies it to
[2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 3, 2]

That doesn't sum to thirty, so program send it through function again. But this time, it sends the MODIFIED list through. There are no zeros this time, so list never changes.

When I read that, I thought, "That is so obvious! Why didn't I see that?? I must be really dumb."

So I changed program:

ALst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] # Don't use `ALst.'
OldHLine0 = [2, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 3, 2]
OldHLine1 = [0, 4, 1, 6, 0, 1, 9, 0]
OldHLine2 = [4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 8, 2, 4]
OldHLine3 = [1, 5, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 2]
OldHLine4 = [0, 6, 1, 3, 0, 4, 2, 6]
OldHLine5 = [7, 3, 4, 0, 2, 5, 1, 0]
OldHLine6 = [0, 1, 6, 7, 1, 0, 0, 2]
OldHLine7 = [1, 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5, 0]
HLine1 = OldHLine1

def RShuf (ALst, HLst):
--- for I, Value in enumerate (HLst):
------- if Value == 0:
-------- HLst [I] = random.randint (1, 9)

while sum (HLine1) != 30:
-- RShuf (ALst, HLine1)
----- if HLine1 != 30: # This `If' duplicates `While.'
------- HLine1 = OldHLine1 # Added it later.
--- print (HLine1, sum (HLine1))

I thought, "This will do the job. Problem solved!"

However, I'm even dumber than I thought. Still same result. Same digits repeated time after time after time.

So my progress is stalled. For now.

[AProudLefty]

There'll be more puzzles, but for now I want to concentrate on this one.

Found this web site: https://discuss.python.org

Posted my question there last night. Included the code I had written. Two people responded. One said the reason I got the same numbers every time is because when the list is modified, there are no zeros in it. I start with

[2, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 3, 2] The function modifies it to
[2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 3, 2]

That doesn't sum to thirty, so program send it through function again. But this time, it sends the MODIFIED list through. There are no zeros this time, so list never changes.

When I read that, I thought, "That is so obvious! Why didn't I see that?? I must be really dumb."

So I changed program:

ALst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] # Don't use `ALst.'
OldHLine0 = [2, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 3, 2]
OldHLine1 = [0, 4, 1, 6, 0, 1, 9, 0]
OldHLine2 = [4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 8, 2, 4]
OldHLine3 = [1, 5, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 2]
OldHLine4 = [0, 6, 1, 3, 0, 4, 2, 6]
OldHLine5 = [7, 3, 4, 0, 2, 5, 1, 0]
OldHLine6 = [0, 1, 6, 7, 1, 0, 0, 2]
OldHLine7 = [1, 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5, 0]
HLine1 = OldHLine1

def RShuf (ALst, HLst):
--- for I, Value in enumerate (HLst):
------- if Value == 0:
-------- HLst [I] = random.randint (1, 9)

while sum (HLine1) != 30:
-- RShuf (ALst, HLine1)
----- if HLine1 != 30: # This `If' duplicates `While.'
------- HLine1 = OldHLine1 # Added it later.
--- print (HLine1, sum (HLine1))

I thought, "This will do the job. Problem solved!"

However, I'm even dumber than I thought. Still same result. Same digits repeated time after time after time.

So my progress is stalled. For now.

Use copy() method. HLine1 = OldHline1 will cause both to be modified.

[Bubba]

Use copy() method. HLine1 = OldHline1 will cause both to be modified.

Yes, you're right. That works. Thank you.

[Niche Political Commentor]

wait so what is it you are trying to do again? like basically a giant sudoku or something?

[AProudLefty]

Pretty much. Magic squares and Sudoku puzzles are related but not exactly the same thing.

The challenge is to find an algorithm using linear algebra to solve it in one sitting.

[Niche Political Commentor]

well im a fucking retard when it comes to math so i guess im out