def test_findBlank(self):
self.assertEqual(Solve.find_blank(self.validBoard1), (1, 7))
self.assertEqual(Solve.find_blank(self.validBoard2), (0, 1))
for i in range(0, 9):
for j in range(0, 9):
self.assertNotEqual(Solve.find_blank(self.solvedBoard1), (i, j))
def brute_force(raw_board):
# Return true if solved. This will bring the correct board up through the chain of calls.
if Solve.is_solved_board(raw_board):
return raw_board, True
# If board is not valid, move up the call chain once.
if not Solve.is_valid_board(raw_board):
return raw_board, False
# Find the first blank space from the top left
x, y = Solve.find_blank(raw_board)
# Create a copy of board to be possed down the chain
new_board = [[raw_board[i][j] for j in range(0, 9)] for i in range(0, 9)]
for value in range(1, 10):
# Place a value in the empty spot and go to the next spot.
new_board[x][y] = value
result_board, result = brute_force(new_board)
# If the call below this found a solved board, bring the solved board up to the next call
if result is True:
return result_board, result
# If the call below found an invalid board, replace the current spot with the next value
# If all values were found to be invalid, go up a call and check the next value for the previous blank spot
return raw_board, False
def test_checkBoxes(self):
self.assertTrue(Solve.check_boxes(self.solvedBoard1))
self.assertTrue(Solve.check_boxes(self.solvedBoard2))
self.assertTrue(Solve.check_boxes(self.validBoard1))
self.assertTrue(Solve.check_boxes(self.validBoard2))
self.assertTrue(Solve.check_boxes(self.validBoard3))
self.assertFalse(Solve.check_boxes(self.invalidBoard1))
self.assertFalse(Solve.check_boxes(self.invalidBoard2))
self.assertFalse(Solve.check_boxes(self.invalidBoard3))
self.assertFalse(Solve.check_boxes(self.invalidBoard4))
self.assertFalse(Solve.check_boxes(self.invalidBoard5))
def test_isSolvedBoard(self):
self.assertTrue(Solve.is_solved_board(self.solvedBoard1))
self.assertTrue(Solve.is_solved_board(self.solvedBoard2))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.validBoard1))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.validBoard2))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.validBoard3))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.invalidBoard1))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.invalidBoard2))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.invalidBoard3))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.invalidBoard4))
self.assertFalse(Solve.is_solved_board(self.invalidBoard5))