jigsaw_sudoku
Tags: sudoku
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Input Format
The input matches the puzzle dimensions followed by two sequential grid layers: the clue grid and the region definition grid.
Structure:
1. Header Line
[ROWS] [COLS]
2. Clue Grid (Next [ROWS] lines)
Represents the numbers/clues given in the problem.
- -: Empty cell (no number or signal).
- [Integer]: The number clue associated with the region containing this cell.
- w or b: white (w) circle or black (b) circle (if any, e.g., dotchi loop).
3. Region Grid (The following [ROWS] lines)
Represents the boundary definitions of the puzzle.
- Each cell contains a Region ID (character or integer).
- Cells with the same ID belong to the same region (room/area).
Output Format
Returns the sudoku-variant grid as a matrix of numbers, [ROWS] by [COLS].
Legend:
- -: forbidden cells (no number);
- 1-9: filled number.
Examples
Python Quick Start
Use the following code to solve this puzzle directly:
import puzzlekit
# Raw input data
problem_str = """
9 9
8 - - - - - - - -
- - - 1 - - - - -
2 - - - - - 4 - 6
- - - - - 8 - - 5
- - - 6 2 - - 1 8
- 3 - - - 4 - 2 -
- - - 5 - - 1 - 7
- - 2 - - - - - -
- - - 8 - - - 9 -
9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
5 5 5 9 9 8 8 8 8
5 5 5 9 9 8 3 3 3
5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3
2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4
2 2 2 7 6 6 4 4 4
7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4
7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
"""
# Solve
res = puzzlekit.solve(problem_str, puzzle_type="jigsaw_sudoku")
# Print solution grid
print(res.solution_data.get('solution_grid', []))
# Visualize (optional)
res.show()