Python Sudoku Generator and Sudoku Solver

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Python based Sudoku generator that can create unique Sudoku board based on 4 difficulty levels. This code also includes a brute force Sudoku solver that is capable of solving even the most difficult Sudoku puzzles!

Sudoku Generator Usage

Install environment

For a Windows system with git bash use the following commands to set up an virtual python environment.

python -m venv venv

Activate environment

source venv/Scripts/activate

Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Adjust settings

Difficulty

To adjust the difficulty level of the generated Sudoku puzzle, browse to sudoku.py and change the variable 'level' to the desired difficulty levels, which include Easy, Medium, Hard and Insane.

Size

To adjust the size of the generated Sudoku set the variable 'size' to an value from 2 or higher. The standard Sudoku size value is 3. This means a $3^2 = 9$ is the highest possible number.

size	number range
2	1 ... 4
3	1 ... 9
4	1 ... 16
5	1 ... 25
...	...

Amount

To adjust the amount of created Sudokus set the variable 'amount' to desired quantity.

Output

To adjust the way of output, set the variables 'print_console' and 'export_excel' to True or False.

Run script

python sudoku.py

B.Y.O.T (bring your own tests)

No longer active as of 2024

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