ANN: python-constraint 1.0

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

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Overview
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**python-constraint** [1]_ is a Python module offering solvers for
Constraint Solving Problems (CSPs) over finite domains in simple
and pure Python. CSP is class of problems which may be represented
in terms of variables (`a`, `b`, ...), domains (`a in [1, 2, 3]`, ...),
and constraints (`a < b`, ...).

... [1] http://codespeak.net/~niemeyer/constraint/

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Examples
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Basic
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Here is a basic interactive example::

>>> from constraint import *
>>> problem = Problem()
>>> problem.addVariable("a", [1,2,3])
>>> problem.addVariable("b", [4,5,6])
>>> problem.getSolutions()

[{'a': 3, 'b': 6}, {'a': 3, 'b': 5}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4},
{'a': 2, 'b': 6}, {'a': 2, 'b': 5}, {'a': 2, 'b': 4},
{'a': 1, 'b': 6}, {'a': 1, 'b': 5}, {'a': 1, 'b': 4}]
[{'a': 3, 'b': 6}, {'a': 2, 'b': 4}]

>>> problem = Problem()
>>> problem.addVariables(["a", "b"], [1, 2, 3])
>>> problem.addConstraint(AllDifferentConstraint())
>>> problem.getSolutions()

[{'a': 3, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 1}, {'a': 2, 'b': 3},
{'a': 2, 'b': 1}, {'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 1, 'b': 3}]


Rooks
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Here is an example solving the classical rooks problem::

problem = Problem()
numpieces = 8
cols = range(numpieces)
rows = range(numpieces)
problem.addVariables(cols, rows)
for col1 in cols:
for col2 in cols:
if col1 < col2:
problem.addConstraint(lambda row1, row2: row1 != row2,
(col1, col2))
solutions = problem.getSolutions()


Magic squares
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And here is an example solving a 4x4 magic square::

problem = Problem()
problem.addVariables(range(0, 16), range(1, 16+1))
problem.addConstraint(AllDifferentConstraint(), range(0, 16))
problem.addConstraint(ExactSumConstraint(34), [0,5,10,15])
problem.addConstraint(ExactSumConstraint(34), [3,6,9,12])
for row in range(4):
problem.addConstraint(ExactSumConstraint(34),
[row*4+i for i in range(4)])
for col in range(4):
problem.addConstraint(ExactSumConstraint(34),
[col+4*i for i in range(4)])
solutions = problem.getSolutions()


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Features
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The following solvers are available:

- Backtracking solver
- Recursive backtracking solver
- Minimum conflicts solver

Predefined constraint types currently available:

- FunctionConstraint
- AllDifferentConstraint
- AllEqualConstraint
- ExactSumConstraint
- MaxSumConstraint
- MinSumConstraint
- InSetConstraint
- NotInSetConstraint
- SomeInSetConstraint
- SomeNotInSetConstraint


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Documentation
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There's documentation for the module at:

- http://codespeak.net/~niemeyer/constraint/doc/


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Download
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**python-constraint** may be found at the following
address:

- http://codespeak.net/~niemeyer/constraint/files/

 

[gabriele renzi]

Gustavo Niemeyer ha scritto:

--------
Overview
--------

**python-constraint** [1]_ is a Python module offering solvers for
Constraint Solving Problems (CSPs) over finite domains in simple
and pure Python. CSP is class of problems which may be represented
in terms of variables (`a`, `b`, ...), domains (`a in [1, 2, 3]`, ...),
and constraints (`a < b`, ...).

This sound cool, but have you noticed logilab.constraint? Care to contrast?