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46 changes: 46 additions & 0 deletions n_queens.py
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def is_safe(board, row, col, N):
# Check if there's a queen in the same column
for i in range(row):
if board[i][col] == 1:
return False

# Check upper-left diagonal
for i, j in zip(range(row, -1, -1), range(col, -1, -1)):
if board[i][j] == 1:
return False

# Check upper-right diagonal
for i, j in zip(range(row, -1, -1), range(col, N)):
if board[i][j] == 1:
return False

return True

def solve_n_queens(N):
board = [[0 for _ in range(N)] for _ in range(N)]
if solve_util(board, 0, N) is False:
print("No solution exists")
else:
print_solution(board)

def solve_util(board, row, N):
if row == N:
return True

for col in range(N):
if is_safe(board, row, col, N):
board[row][col] = 1

if solve_util(board, row + 1, N):
return True

board[row][col] = 0 # Backtrack

return False

def print_solution(board):
for row in board:
print(" ".join(["Q" if cell == 1 else "." for cell in row]))

N = 8 # Change N to solve for different board sizes
solve_n_queens(N)