输入4个数字, 输出所有用加减乘除结果为24的表达式. 代码如下:

 

def isEqual(num1, num2):
     return abs(num1 - num2) < 1e-5;
 # End of isEqual().

 def expressionsFromExpOpSeq(expSeq, opSeq):
     assert(len(expSeq) == len(opSeq) + 1)
     if 1 == len(expSeq):
         yield expSeq[0]
         return
     # End of if.
     
     for idx in range(len(opSeq)):
         newExp = "(%s %s %s)" % (
             expSeq[idx], opSeq[idx], expSeq[idx+1])
         newExpSeq = expSeq[:idx] + [newExp] + expSeq[idx+2:]
         newOpSeq = opSeq[:idx] + opSeq[idx+1:]
         for exp in expressionsFromExpOpSeq(newExpSeq, newOpSeq):
             yield exp
     # End of for.
 # End of expressionsFromExpOpSeq().

 def expressionsFromExpSeq(expSeq):
     for opSeq in selections("+-*/", len(expSeq) - 1):
         for exp in expressionsFromExpOpSeq(expSeq, opSeq):
             yield exp
 # End of expressionsFromExpSeq().

 def expressions(numList):
     '''Generate expressions.
     '''
     if (0 == len(numList)): return;
     for numPerm in permutations(numList):
         expSeq = [str(n) for n in numPerm]
         for exp in expressionsFromExpSeq(expSeq):
             yield exp
 # End of expressions().

 numTuple=input("Please input 4 numbers to computer 24:(use ',' to divide them)")
 numList=[float(i) for i in numTuple]
 # numList = [1.0,4.0,5.0,6.0]
 TARGET = 24.0
 print("Your input is: %s" % numList)

 for exp in expressions(numList):
     try:
         if isEqual(TARGET, eval(exp)):
             print("%s = %s" % (exp, TARGET))
     except ZeroDivisionError:
         pass
     # End of try.
 # End of for.

其中计算排列组合的代码来自Cookbook:

 

# Recipe 19.15. Generating Permutations, Combinations, and Selections

 def _combinators(_handle, items, n):
     ''' factored-out common structure of all following combinators '''
     if n==0:
         yield [  ]
         return
     for i, item in enumerate(items):
         this_one = [ item ]
         for cc in _combinators(_handle, _handle(items, i), n-1):
             yield this_one + cc
 def combinations(items, n):
     ''' take n distinct items, order matters '''
     def skipIthItem(items, i):
         return items[:i] + items[i+1:]
     return _combinators(skipIthItem, items, n)
 def selections(items, n):
     ''' take n (not necessarily distinct) items, order matters '''
     def keepAllItems(items, i):
         return items
     return _combinators(keepAllItems, items, n)
 def permutations(items):
     ''' take all items, order matters '''
     return combinations(items, len(items))

 

示例:

Please input 4 numbers to computer 24:(use ',' to divide them)1,4,5,6
Your input is: [1.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0]
(4.0 / (1.0 - (5.0 / 6.0))) = 24.0
(6.0 / ((5.0 / 4.0) - 1.0)) = 24.0

 

也可以输入多个数字:

Please input 4 numbers to computer 24:(use ',' to divide them)2,3,4,5.5,6
Your input is: [2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.5, 6.0]
((2.0 - (3.0 / (4.0 - 5.5))) * 6.0) = 24.0
(2.0 * (3.0 - ((4.0 - 5.5) * 6.0))) = 24.0
((2.0 + (3.0 / (5.5 - 4.0))) * 6.0) = 24.0
......

 

参考:

* python 算24的题目 ( http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/207378450.html )