The software is developed in Python 3.8, so you should use it.
Clone the repo and go to its root directory.
install wheel: pip install wheel
run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
install the wheel: pip install dist/lock-{{version}}-py3-none-any.whl
(Note: Input a correct {{version}}.)
There will be a script in your
Python/Scripts directory. On Windows, if you run the last command as an Administrator, you can find it as C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts\lock.exe.
Can you open the three-digit-lock using these clues?
682 One digit is right and in its place
614 One figit is right but in the wrong place
206 Two digits are right but both are in the wrong place
738 All digits are wrong
380 One digit is right but in the wrong place
Running
python lock/lock.py -h
or on Windows:
lock.exe -h
you will get:
usage:lock.py [-h] file
Solve a lock problem defined in the given file
positional arguments:
file <Required> file
optional arguments:
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
Structure of the file:
digits n
correct m d{n}
wrongplace m d{n}
allwrong d{n}
...
The command
python lock/lock.py lock.txt
with lock.txt containing:
correct 1 682
wrongplace 1 614
wrongplace 2 206
allincorrect 738
wrongplace 1 380
returns 042