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Python for education: the exact cover problem

Data Structures and Algorithms 2014-06-17 v1

Abstract

Python implementation of Algorithm X by Knuth is presented. Algorithm X finds all solutions to the exact cover problem. The exemplary results for pentominoes, Latin squares and Sudoku are given.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1010.5890,
  title  = {Python for education: the exact cover problem},
  author = {Andrzej Kapanowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5890},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

13 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables

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