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"# CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION PROBLEMS\n",
"This IPy notebook acts as supporting material for topics covered in **Chapter 6 Constraint Satisfaction Problems** of the book* Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach*. We make use of the implementations in **csp.py** module. Even though this notebook includes a brief summary of the main topics, familiarity with the material present in the book is expected. We will look at some visualizations and solve some of the CSP problems described in the book. Let us import everything from the csp module to get started."
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"# Hide warnings in the matplotlib sections\n",
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"* Overview\n",
"* Graph Coloring\n",
"* N-Queens\n",
"* Backtracking Search\n",
"* Tree CSP Solver\n",
"* Graph Coloring Visualization\n",
"* N-Queens Visualization"
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"## OVERVIEW\n",
"\n",
"CSPs are a special kind of search problems. Here we don't treat the space as a black box but the state has a particular form and we use that to our advantage to tweak our algorithms to be more suited to the problems. A CSP State is defined by a set of variables which can take values from corresponding domains. These variables can take only certain values in their domains to satisfy the constraints. A set of assignments which satisfies all constraints passes the goal test. Let us start by exploring the CSP class which we will use to model our CSPs. You can keep the popup open and read the main page to get a better idea of the code."
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"<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span></span><span class=\"k\">class</span> <span class=\"nc\">CSP</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">search</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">Problem</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""This class describes finite-domain Constraint Satisfaction Problems.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> A CSP is specified by the following inputs:</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> variables A list of variables; each is atomic (e.g. int or string).</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> domains A dict of {var:[possible_value, ...]} entries.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> neighbors A dict of {var:[var,...]} that for each variable lists</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> the other variables that participate in constraints.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> constraints A function f(A, a, B, b) that returns true if neighbors</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> A, B satisfy the constraint when they have values A=a, B=b</span>\n",
"\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> In the textbook and in most mathematical definitions, the</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> constraints are specified as explicit pairs of allowable values,</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> but the formulation here is easier to express and more compact for</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> most cases. (For example, the n-Queens problem can be represented</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> in O(n) space using this notation, instead of O(N^4) for the</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> explicit representation.) In terms of describing the CSP as a</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> problem, that's all there is.</span>\n",
"\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> However, the class also supports data structures and methods that help you</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> solve CSPs by calling a search function on the CSP. Methods and slots are</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> as follows, where the argument 'a' represents an assignment, which is a</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> dict of {var:val} entries:</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> assign(var, val, a) Assign a[var] = val; do other bookkeeping</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> unassign(var, a) Do del a[var], plus other bookkeeping</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> nconflicts(var, val, a) Return the number of other variables that</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> conflict with var=val</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> curr_domains[var] Slot: remaining consistent values for var</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> Used by constraint propagation routines.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> The following methods are used only by graph_search and tree_search:</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> actions(state) Return a list of actions</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> result(state, action) Return a successor of state</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> goal_test(state) Return true if all constraints satisfied</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> The following are just for debugging purposes:</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> nassigns Slot: tracks the number of assignments made</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> display(a) Print a human-readable representation</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> """</span>\n",
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" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"fm\">__init__</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">domains</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">neighbors</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">constraints</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Construct a CSP problem. If variables is empty, it becomes domains.keys()."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">variables</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">variables</span> <span class=\"ow\">or</span> <span class=\"nb\">list</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">domains</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">keys</span><span class=\"p\">())</span>\n",
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" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">variables</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">domains</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">domains</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">neighbors</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">neighbors</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">constraints</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">constraints</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">initial</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"p\">()</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">curr_domains</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"bp\">None</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">nassigns</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"mi\">0</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">assign</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Add {var: val} to assignment; Discard the old value if any."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">nassigns</span> <span class=\"o\">+=</span> <span class=\"mi\">1</span>\n",
"\n",
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" <span class=\"sd\">"""Remove {var: val} from assignment.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> DO NOT call this if you are changing a variable to a new value;</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> just call assign for that."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">del</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">]</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">nconflicts</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Return the number of conflicts var=val has with other variables."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"c1\"># Subclasses may implement this more efficiently</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var2</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var2</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span> <span class=\"ow\">and</span>\n",
" <span class=\"ow\">not</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">constraints</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var2</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var2</span><span class=\"p\">]))</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"n\">count</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">v</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">v</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">neighbors</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">])</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">display</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Show a human-readable representation of the CSP."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"c1\"># Subclasses can print in a prettier way, or display with a GUI</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">print</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s1\">'CSP:'</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"s1\">'with assignment:'</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"c1\"># These methods are for the tree and graph-search interface:</span>\n",
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" <span class=\"sd\">"""Return a list of applicable actions: nonconflicting</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> assignments to an unassigned variable."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">state</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"p\">[]</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">else</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">assignment</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"nb\">dict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">state</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">first</span><span class=\"p\">([</span><span class=\"n\">v</span> <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">v</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span> <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">v</span> <span class=\"ow\">not</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">])</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"p\">[(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">domains</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">]</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">nconflicts</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"mi\">0</span><span class=\"p\">]</span>\n",
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" <span class=\"sd\">"""Perform an action and return the new state."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">action</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"n\">state</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"p\">((</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">),)</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">goal_test</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">state</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""The goal is to assign all variables, with all constraints satisfied."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">assignment</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"nb\">dict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">state</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"ow\">and</span> <span class=\"nb\">all</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">nconflicts</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">],</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"mi\">0</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">variables</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">))</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"c1\"># These are for constraint propagation</span>\n",
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"The __ _ _init_ _ __ method parameters specify the CSP. Variable can be passed as a list of strings or integers. Domains are passed as dict where key specify the variables and value specify the domains. The variables are passed as an empty list. Variables are extracted from the keys of the domain dictionary. Neighbor is a dict of variables that essentially describes the constraint graph. Here each variable key has a list its value which are the variables that are constraint along with it. The constraint parameter should be a function **f(A, a, B, b**) that **returns true** if neighbors A, B **satisfy the constraint** when they have values **A=a, B=b**. We have additional parameters like nassings which is incremented each time an assignment is made when calling the assign method. You can read more about the methods and parameters in the class doc string. We will talk more about them as we encounter their use. Let us jump to an example."
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"## GRAPH COLORING\n",
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"We use the graph coloring problem as our running example for demonstrating the different algorithms in the **csp module**. The idea of map coloring problem is that the adjacent nodes (those connected by edges) should not have the same color throughout the graph. The graph can be colored using a fixed number of colors. Here each node is a variable and the values are the colors that can be assigned to them. Given that the domain will be the same for all our nodes we use a custom dict defined by the **UniversalDict** class. The **UniversalDict** Class takes in a parameter which it returns as value for all the keys of the dict. It is very similar to **defaultdict** in Python except that it does not support item assignment."
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" <span class=\"n\">UniversalDict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"nb\">list</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"nb\">range</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">n</span><span class=\"p\">))),</span> <span class=\"n\">queen_constraint</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
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" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">rows</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"mi\">0</span><span class=\"p\">]</span><span class=\"o\">*</span><span class=\"n\">n</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">ups</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"mi\">0</span><span class=\"p\">]</span><span class=\"o\">*</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"mi\">2</span><span class=\"o\">*</span><span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span> <span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">downs</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"mi\">0</span><span class=\"p\">]</span><span class=\"o\">*</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"mi\">2</span><span class=\"o\">*</span><span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span> <span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">nconflicts</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""The number of conflicts, as recorded with each assignment.</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> Count conflicts in row and in up, down diagonals. If there</span>\n",
"<span class=\"sd\"> is a queen there, it can't conflict with itself, so subtract 3."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">c</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">rows</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">downs</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"o\">+</span><span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">ups</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"o\">-</span><span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"o\">+</span><span class=\"n\">n</span><span class=\"o\">-</span><span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">]</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">get</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"bp\">None</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">c</span> <span class=\"o\">-=</span> <span class=\"mi\">3</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">return</span> <span class=\"n\">c</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">assign</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Assign var, and keep track of conflicts."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">oldval</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">get</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"bp\">None</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span> <span class=\"o\">!=</span> <span class=\"n\">oldval</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">oldval</span> <span class=\"ow\">is</span> <span class=\"ow\">not</span> <span class=\"bp\">None</span><span class=\"p\">:</span> <span class=\"c1\"># Remove old val if there was one</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">record_conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">oldval</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span><span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">record_conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span><span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">CSP</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">assign</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">unassign</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Remove var from assignment (if it is there) and track conflicts."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">record_conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">],</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span><span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">CSP</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">unassign</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">record_conflict</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">delta</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Record conflicts caused by addition or deletion of a Queen."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">rows</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">+=</span> <span class=\"n\">delta</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">downs</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">+=</span> <span class=\"n\">delta</span>\n",
" <span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">ups</span><span class=\"p\">[</span><span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">-</span> <span class=\"mi\">1</span><span class=\"p\">]</span> <span class=\"o\">+=</span> <span class=\"n\">delta</span>\n",
"\n",
" <span class=\"k\">def</span> <span class=\"nf\">display</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"sd\">"""Print the queens and the nconflicts values (for debugging)."""</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">n</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"nb\">len</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">variables</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"nb\">range</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">n</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"nb\">range</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">n</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">get</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"s1\">''</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">ch</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"s1\">'Q'</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">elif</span> <span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">%</span> <span class=\"mi\">2</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"mi\">0</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">ch</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"s1\">'.'</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">else</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">ch</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"s1\">'-'</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">print</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">ch</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">end</span><span class=\"o\">=</span><span class=\"s1\">' '</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">print</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"s1\">' '</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">end</span><span class=\"o\">=</span><span class=\"s1\">' '</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">for</span> <span class=\"n\">var</span> <span class=\"ow\">in</span> <span class=\"nb\">range</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">n</span><span class=\"p\">):</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">if</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">get</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"s1\">''</span><span class=\"p\">)</span> <span class=\"o\">==</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">ch</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"s1\">'*'</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">else</span><span class=\"p\">:</span>\n",
" <span class=\"n\">ch</span> <span class=\"o\">=</span> <span class=\"s1\">' '</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">print</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"nb\">str</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"bp\">self</span><span class=\"o\">.</span><span class=\"n\">nconflicts</span><span class=\"p\">(</span><span class=\"n\">var</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">val</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">assignment</span><span class=\"p\">))</span> <span class=\"o\">+</span> <span class=\"n\">ch</span><span class=\"p\">,</span> <span class=\"n\">end</span><span class=\"o\">=</span><span class=\"s1\">' '</span><span class=\"p\">)</span>\n",
" <span class=\"k\">print</span><span class=\"p\">()</span>\n",
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"We have defined our CSP. \n",
"We now need to solve this.\n",
"### Min-conflicts\n",
"As stated above, the `min_conflicts` algorithm is an efficient method to solve such a problem.\n",
"<br>\n",
"To begin with, all the variables of the CSP are _randomly_ initialized. \n",
"<br>\n",
"The algorithm then randomly selects a variable that has conflicts and violates some constraints of the CSP.\n",
"<br>\n",
"The selected variable is then assigned a value that _minimizes_ the number of conflicts.\n",
"<br>\n",
"This is a simple stochastic algorithm which works on a principle similar to **Hill-climbing**.\n",
"The conflicting state is repeatedly changed into a state with fewer conflicts in an attempt to reach an approximate solution.\n",
"<br>\n",
"This algorithm sometimes benefits from having a good initial assignment.\n",
"Using greedy techniques to get a good initial assignment and then using `min_conflicts` to solve the CSP can speed up the procedure dramatically, especially for CSPs with a large state space."
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