Update docstrings in the functions definitions.

data_structures/arrays/sudoku_solver.py

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 
 def cross(items_a, items_b):
-    "Cross product of elements in A and elements in B."
+    """
+    Cross product of elements in A and elements in B.
+    """
     return [a + b for a in items_a for b in items_b]
 
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def cross(items_a, items_b):
 
 
 def test():
-    "A set of unit tests."
+    """A set of unit tests."""
     assert len(squares) == 81
     assert len(unitlist) == 27
     assert all(len(units[s]) == 3 for s in squares)
@@ -47,8 +49,10 @@ def test():
 
 
 def parse_grid(grid):
-    """Convert grid to a dict of possible values, {square: digits}, or
-    return False if a contradiction is detected."""
+    """
+    Convert grid to a dict of possible values, {square: digits}, or
+    return False if a contradiction is detected.
+    """
     ## To start, every square can be any digit; then assign values from the grid.
     values = {s: digits for s in squares}
     for s, d in grid_values(grid).items():
@@ -58,15 +62,19 @@ def parse_grid(grid):
 
 
 def grid_values(grid):
-    "Convert grid into a dict of {square: char} with '0' or '.' for empties."
+    """
+    Convert grid into a dict of {square: char} with '0' or '.' for empties.
+    """
     chars = [c for c in grid if c in digits or c in "0."]
     assert len(chars) == 81
     return dict(zip(squares, chars))
 
 
 def assign(values, s, d):
-    """Eliminate all the other values (except d) from values[s] and propagate.
-    Return values, except return False if a contradiction is detected."""
+    """
+    Eliminate all the other values (except d) from values[s] and propagate.
+    Return values, except return False if a contradiction is detected.
+    """
     other_values = values[s].replace(d, "")
     if all(eliminate(values, s, d2) for d2 in other_values):
         return values
@@ -75,8 +83,10 @@ def assign(values, s, d):
 
 
 def eliminate(values, s, d):
-    """Eliminate d from values[s]; propagate when values or places <= 2.
-    Return values, except return False if a contradiction is detected."""
+    """
+    Eliminate d from values[s]; propagate when values or places <= 2.
+    Return values, except return False if a contradiction is detected.
+    """
     if d not in values[s]:
         return values  ## Already eliminated
     values[s] = values[s].replace(d, "")
@@ -99,7 +109,9 @@ def eliminate(values, s, d):
 
 
 def display(values):
-    "Display these values as a 2-D grid."
+    """
+    Display these values as a 2-D grid.
+    """
     width = 1 + max(len(values[s]) for s in squares)
     line = "+".join(["-" * (width * 3)] * 3)
     for r in rows:
@@ -114,19 +126,24 @@ def display(values):
 
 
 def solve(grid):
+    """
+    Solve the grid.
+    """
     return search(parse_grid(grid))
 
 
 def some(seq):
-    "Return some element of seq that is true."
+    """Return some element of seq that is true."""
     for e in seq:
         if e:
             return e
     return False
 
 
 def search(values):
-    "Using depth-first search and propagation, try all possible values."
+    """
+    Using depth-first search and propagation, try all possible values.
+    """
     if values is False:
         return False  ## Failed earlier
     if all(len(values[s]) == 1 for s in squares):
@@ -137,9 +154,11 @@ def search(values):
 
 
 def solve_all(grids, name="", showif=0.0):
-    """Attempt to solve a sequence of grids. Report results.
+    """
+    Attempt to solve a sequence of grids. Report results.
     When showif is a number of seconds, display puzzles that take longer.
-    When showif is None, don't display any puzzles."""
+    When showif is None, don't display any puzzles.
+    """
 
     def time_solve(grid):
         start = time.monotonic()
@@ -162,7 +181,9 @@ def time_solve(grid):
 
 
 def solved(values):
-    "A puzzle is solved if each unit is a permutation of the digits 1 to 9."
+    """
+    A puzzle is solved if each unit is a permutation of the digits 1 to 9.
+    """
 
     def unitsolved(unit):
         return {values[s] for s in unit} == set(digits)
@@ -176,9 +197,11 @@ def from_file(filename, sep="\n"):
 
 
 def random_puzzle(assignments=17):
-    """Make a random puzzle with N or more assignments. Restart on contradictions.
+    """
+    Make a random puzzle with N or more assignments. Restart on contradictions.
     Note the resulting puzzle is not guaranteed to be solvable, but empirically
-    about 99.8% of them are solvable. Some have multiple solutions."""
+    about 99.8% of them are solvable. Some have multiple solutions.
+    """
     values = {s: digits for s in squares}
     for s in shuffled(squares):
         if not assign(values, s, random.choice(values[s])):
@@ -190,7 +213,9 @@ def random_puzzle(assignments=17):
 
 
 def shuffled(seq):
-    "Return a randomly shuffled copy of the input sequence."
+    """
+    Return a randomly shuffled copy of the input sequence.
+    """
     seq = list(seq)
     random.shuffle(seq)
     return seq