'''Find solutions to alphametic equations. >>> alphametics.solve('SEND + MORE == MONEY') '9567 + 1085 == 10652' ''' import re import itertools def solve(puzzle): words = re.findall('[A-Z]+', puzzle.upper()) unique_characters = set(''.join(words)) assert len(unique_characters) <= 10, 'Too many letters' first_letters = {word[0] for word in words} n = len(first_letters) sorted_characters = ''.join(first_letters) + \ ''.join(unique_characters - first_letters) characters = tuple(ord(c) for c in sorted_characters) digits = tuple(ord(c) for c in '0123456789') zero = digits[0] for guess in itertools.permutations(digits, len(characters)): if zero not in guess[:n]: equation = puzzle.translate(dict(zip(characters, guess))) if eval(equation): return equation if __name__ == '__main__': import sys for puzzle in sys.argv[1:]: print(puzzle) solution = solve(puzzle) if solution: print(solution) # Copyright (c) 2009, Raymond Hettinger, All rights reserved. # Ported to Python 3 and modified by Mark Pilgrim # original: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576615/ # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation # and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE # LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF # SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS # INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN # CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.