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checking for lottery tickets using the specified constraints
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| def find_lottery_suggestions_from_numbers(numbers, combinations_to_find): | |
| #iterate over the numbers list | |
| #find the eligible combinations | |
| #print out the answer | |
| print "Checking in input set :", numbers | |
| for number in numbers: | |
| #print "checking for ", number | |
| combos = check_for_unique_combinations(int(number), combinations_to_find) | |
| if combos: | |
| print "FOUND Eligible Lottery Candidate >>>>>>>>>>", number, combos | |
| def check_for_unique_combinations(input_number,combinations_to_find): | |
| start_range = 1 | |
| end_range = 59 | |
| valid_combinations = [] | |
| if combinations_to_find == 1: #break condition | |
| if input_number >= start_range and input_number <=end_range:#imposing constraint | |
| return [[input_number]] | |
| else: | |
| return [] #unique combinations don't exist.. | |
| #empty array is indication that unique combinations not found that satisfy the constraint | |
| else: | |
| #break the digits one at a time OR two at a time and check in the reduced set recursively to find out the combinations | |
| #try selecting the single digit first and breaking the remaining digits to check remaining combos | |
| first_num = int(str(input_number)[0:1]) | |
| if first_num >= start_range and first_num <=end_range and len(str(input_number)) > 1:##check for constraint and splittability | |
| remaining_num = int(str(input_number)[1:]) | |
| remaining_combinations = check_for_unique_combinations( remaining_num, combinations_to_find - 1) | |
| for combination in remaining_combinations: | |
| if combination and first_num not in combination: | |
| combination.insert(0,first_num) | |
| valid_combinations.append(combination) | |
| #try now by selecting the first two digits as first combination | |
| if len(str(input_number)) > 2: | |
| first_num = int(str(input_number)[0:2]) | |
| if first_num >= start_range and first_num <=end_range:#check for constraint and splittability | |
| remaining_num = int(str(input_number)[2:]) | |
| remaining_combinations_2 = check_for_unique_combinations( remaining_num, combinations_to_find - 1) | |
| for combination in remaining_combinations_2: | |
| if combination and first_num not in combination: | |
| combination.insert(0,first_num) | |
| valid_combinations.append(combination) | |
| return valid_combinations | |
| numbers = [ '5698157156','1', '42', '4938532894754', '1234567', '472844278465445', '76543212345'] | |
| combinations_to_find = 7 | |
| find_lottery_suggestions_from_numbers(numbers, combinations_to_find) |
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change input at line 44 to play with a new input set