jag426 / euler

My solutions for projecteuler as I learn Python

euler

My solutions for projecteuler as I learn Python.

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Part of learning Python is learning to write code that expresses explicit intent. This code exists without explanation of its purpose or clarity of execution. Please fix.

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1. All functions should have a comment or docstring explaining their purpose, arg and return types, etc
2. It is bad practice to both modify and then return an input arg.
3. Cool guys use xrange (an iterator with O(1) memory) instead of range (a list with O(n) memory)
4. Suggest method "TrytoSolve" which takes in a board (with contract that board can be modified except for existing cells) and trys to solve the board. Return true if the modified board is now solved, false if the (possibly garbage) board cannot be solved. Even better if you guarantee than an unsolved board will be returned to it's original state.
5. How would you test each function?