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hello-algo/en/codes/python/chapter_divide_and_conquer/hanota.py
Yudong Jin 14c314c08c Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese (#2010)
* Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese

* Polish three English explanations after reader-focused review
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"""
File: hanota.py
Created Time: 2023-07-16
Author: krahets (krahets@163.com)
"""
def move(src: list[int], tar: list[int]):
"""Move one disk"""
# Take a disk from the top of src
pan = src.pop()
# Place the disk on top of tar
tar.append(pan)
def dfs(i: int, src: list[int], buf: list[int], tar: list[int]):
"""Solve the Tower of Hanoi problem f(i)"""
# If this subproblem has only one disk to move, move it directly from src to tar
if i == 1:
move(src, tar)
return
# Subproblem f(i-1): move the top i-1 disks from src to buf using tar
dfs(i - 1, src, tar, buf)
# Subproblem f(1): move the remaining disk of this subproblem from src to tar
move(src, tar)
# Subproblem f(i-1): move the top i-1 disks from buf to tar using src
dfs(i - 1, buf, src, tar)
def solve_hanota(A: list[int], B: list[int], C: list[int]):
"""Solve the Tower of Hanoi problem"""
n = len(A)
# Move the top n disks from A to C using B
dfs(n, A, B, C)
"""Driver code"""
if __name__ == "__main__":
# The end of each list represents the top of the peg
A = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
B = []
C = []
print("Initial state:")
print(f"A = {A}")
print(f"B = {B}")
print(f"C = {C}")
solve_hanota(A, B, C)
print("After moving the disks:")
print(f"A = {A}")
print(f"B = {B}")
print(f"C = {C}")