import copy
begining = [False,False,False,False,False,None,True,True,True,True,True]
#False = black True = white
its = [0]
def swap(layout, step):
    layoutCopy = copy.deepcopy(layout)
    layoutCopy[(step[0]+step[1])], layoutCopy[step[1]] = layoutCopy[step[1]], layoutCopy[(step[0]+step[1])]
    return layoutCopy
def isSolved(layout):
    for i in range(len(layout)):
        if(layout[i] == False):
            return (i >= (len(layout)/2))
def recurse(layout, its, steps = []):
    if isSolved(layout):
        its[0] += 1
        print(layout,list(x[0] for x in steps))
        return
    step = None
    for i in range(len(layout)):
        if(layout[i] == None):
            if(i >= 1): #If the empty space could have something to the left
                if(layout[i - 1] == False):
                    step = [-1,i]
                    recurse(swap(layout,step), its, (steps+[step]))
                if(i > 1): #If the empty space could have something 2 to the left
                    if(layout[i - 2] == False):
                        step = [-2,i]
                        recurse(swap(layout,step), its, (steps+[step]))
            if(i < (len(layout)-1)): #If the empty space could have something to the right
                if(layout[i + 1] == True):
                    step = [1,i]
                    recurse(swap(layout,step), its, (steps+[step]))
                if(i < (len(layout)-2)): #If the empty space could have something to the right
                    if(layout[i + 2] == True):
                        step = [2,i]
                        recurse(swap(layout,step), its, (steps+[step]))
    its[0] += 1
    #return None
recurse(begining,its,[])
print(its[0])

import random
import time

def generate_maze(width, height):
    """Generate a random maze using depth-first search"""
    maze = [[1 for _ in range(width)] for _ in range(height)]
    
    def carve(x, y):
        maze[y][x] = 0
        directions = [(1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, 1), (0, -1)]
        random.shuffle(directions)
        
        for dx, dy in directions:
            nx, ny = x + dx*2, y + dy*2
            if 0 <= nx < width and 0 <= ny < height and maze[ny][nx] == 1:
                maze[y + dy][x + dx] = 0
                carve(nx, ny)
    
    carve(1, 1)
    maze[0][1] = 0  # Entrance
    maze[height-1][width-2] = 0  # Exit
    return maze

def print_maze(maze, path=None):
    """Print the maze with ASCII characters"""
    if path is None:
        path = []
    
    for y in range(len(maze)):
        for x in range(len(maze[0])):
            if (x, y) in path:
                print('◍', end=' ')
            elif maze[y][x] == 0:
                print(' ', end=' ')
            else:
                print('▓', end=' ')
        print()

def solve_maze(maze, start, end):
    """Solve the maze using recursive backtracking"""
    visited = set()
    path = []
    
    def dfs(x, y):
        if (x, y) == end:
            path.append((x, y))
            return True
        
        if (x, y) in visited or maze[y][x] == 1:
            return False
            
        visited.add((x, y))
        path.append((x, y))
        
        for dx, dy in [(1, 0), (-1, 0), (0, 1), (0, -1)]:
            if dfs(x + dx, y + dy):
                return True
                
        path.pop()
        return False
    
    dfs(*start)
    return path

# Generate and solve a maze
width, height = 21, 11  # Should be odd numbers
maze = generate_maze(width, height)
start = (1, 0)
end = (width-2, height-1)

print("Generated Maze:")
print_maze(maze)

print("\nSolving Maze...")
time.sleep(2)
path = solve_maze(maze, start, end)

print("\nSolved Maze:")
print_maze(maze, path)

def to_roman_numeral(num):
  lookup = [
    (1000, 'M'),
    (900, 'CM'),
    (500, 'D'),
    (400, 'CD'),
    (100, 'C'),
    (90, 'XC'),
    (50, 'L'),
    (40, 'XL'),
    (10, 'X'),
    (9, 'IX'),
    (5, 'V'),
    (4, 'IV'),
    (1, 'I'),
  ]
  res = ''
  for (n, roman) in lookup:
    (d, num) = divmod(num, n)
    res += roman * d
  return res

to_roman_numeral(3) # 'III'
to_roman_numeral(11) # 'XI'
to_roman_numeral(1998) # 'MCMXCVIII'

import random

class Node:

    def __init__(self, c):

        self.left = None
        self.right = None
        self.color = c
    
    def SetColor(self,c) :
        self.color = c

    def PrintNode(self) :
        print(self.color)

def insert(s, root, i, n):
    if i < n:
        temp = Node(s[i]) 
        root = temp 
        root.left = insert(s, root.left,2 * i + 1, n) 
        root.right = insert(s, root.right,2 * i + 2, n)
    return root
  

def MakeTree(s) :
    list = insert(s,None,0,len(s))
    return list


def MakeSet() :
    s = []
    count = random.randint(7,12)
    for _ in range(count) :
        color = random.randint(0,1) == 0 and "Red" or "White"
        s.append(color)
    return s

def ChangeColor(root) :
    if (root != None) :
        if (root.color == "White") :
            root.SetColor("Red")
        ChangeColor(root.left)
        ChangeColor(root.right)


def PrintList(root) :
    if root.left != None :
        PrintList(root.left)
    else :
        root.PrintNode()
    if root.right != None :
        PrintList(root.right)
    else :
        root.PrintNode()


t1 = MakeTree(MakeSet())
print("Original Colors For Tree 1:\n")
PrintList(t1)
ChangeColor(t1)
print("New Colors For Tree 1:\n")
PrintList(t1)

t2 = MakeTree(MakeSet())
print("Original Colors For Tree 2:\n")
PrintList(t2)
ChangeColor(t2)
print("New Colors For Tree 2:\n")
PrintList(t2)

t3 = MakeTree(MakeSet())
print("Original Colors For Tree 3:\n")
PrintList(t3)
ChangeColor(t3)
print("New Colors For Tree 3:\n")
PrintList(t3)

def print_x_pattern(size):
    i,j = 0,size - 1

    while j >= 0 and i < size:

        initial_spaces = ' '*min(i,j)
        middle_spaces = ' '*(abs(i - j) - 1)
        final_spaces = ' '*(size - 1 - max(i,j))

        if j == i:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)
        else:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + middle_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)

        i += 1
        j -= 1

print_x_pattern(7)

my_list = ["blue", "red", "green"]

#1- Using sort or srted directly or with specifc keys
my_list.sort() #sorts alphabetically or in an ascending order for numeric data 
my_list = sorted(my_list, key=len) #sorts the list based on the length of the strings from shortest to longest. 
# You can use reverse=True to flip the order

#2- Using locale and functools 
import locale
from functools import cmp_to_key
my_list = sorted(my_list, key=cmp_to_key(locale.strcoll))