Added pre-course exercise solutions
authorNeil Smith <neil.git@njae.me.uk>
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:04:20 +0000 (21:04 +0100)
committerNeil Smith <neil.git@njae.me.uk>
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:04:20 +0000 (21:04 +0100)
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+  {
+   "cells": [
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Project Euler problem 11\n",
+      "Find the largest product of four adjacent numbers in the grid."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Constants"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "ROWS = COLUMNS = 20\n",
+      "SECTION_LEN = 4"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 97
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "##Data structure\n",
+      "Convert the text of the numbers into a 2d array of integers.\n",
+      "\n",
+      "(Alterntive data structures include a 1d list of integers, or a dict with keys of (r, c) pairs.)"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "GRID_STRING = \"\"\"08 02 22 97 38 15 00 40 00 75 04 05 07 78 52 12 50 77 91 08\n",
+      "49 49 99 40 17 81 18 57 60 87 17 40 98 43 69 48 04 56 62 00\n",
+      "81 49 31 73 55 79 14 29 93 71 40 67 53 88 30 03 49 13 36 65\n",
+      "52 70 95 23 04 60 11 42 69 24 68 56 01 32 56 71 37 02 36 91\n",
+      "22 31 16 71 51 67 63 89 41 92 36 54 22 40 40 28 66 33 13 80\n",
+      "24 47 32 60 99 03 45 02 44 75 33 53 78 36 84 20 35 17 12 50\n",
+      "32 98 81 28 64 23 67 10 26 38 40 67 59 54 70 66 18 38 64 70\n",
+      "67 26 20 68 02 62 12 20 95 63 94 39 63 08 40 91 66 49 94 21\n",
+      "24 55 58 05 66 73 99 26 97 17 78 78 96 83 14 88 34 89 63 72\n",
+      "21 36 23 09 75 00 76 44 20 45 35 14 00 61 33 97 34 31 33 95\n",
+      "78 17 53 28 22 75 31 67 15 94 03 80 04 62 16 14 09 53 56 92\n",
+      "16 39 05 42 96 35 31 47 55 58 88 24 00 17 54 24 36 29 85 57\n",
+      "86 56 00 48 35 71 89 07 05 44 44 37 44 60 21 58 51 54 17 58\n",
+      "19 80 81 68 05 94 47 69 28 73 92 13 86 52 17 77 04 89 55 40\n",
+      "04 52 08 83 97 35 99 16 07 97 57 32 16 26 26 79 33 27 98 66\n",
+      "88 36 68 87 57 62 20 72 03 46 33 67 46 55 12 32 63 93 53 69\n",
+      "04 42 16 73 38 25 39 11 24 94 72 18 08 46 29 32 40 62 76 36\n",
+      "20 69 36 41 72 30 23 88 34 62 99 69 82 67 59 85 74 04 36 16\n",
+      "20 73 35 29 78 31 90 01 74 31 49 71 48 86 81 16 23 57 05 54\n",
+      "01 70 54 71 83 51 54 69 16 92 33 48 61 43 52 01 89 19 67 48\"\"\"\n",
+      "\n",
+      "GRID_LIST = [int(n) for n in GRID_STRING.split()]\n",
+      "GRID = [GRID_LIST[i:i+COLUMNS] for i in range(0, ROWS * COLUMNS, COLUMNS)]"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 98
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "for row in GRID:\n",
+      "    print(row)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "[8, 2, 22, 97, 38, 15, 0, 40, 0, 75, 4, 5, 7, 78, 52, 12, 50, 77, 91, 8]\n",
+        "[49, 49, 99, 40, 17, 81, 18, 57, 60, 87, 17, 40, 98, 43, 69, 48, 4, 56, 62, 0]\n",
+        "[81, 49, 31, 73, 55, 79, 14, 29, 93, 71, 40, 67, 53, 88, 30, 3, 49, 13, 36, 65]\n",
+        "[52, 70, 95, 23, 4, 60, 11, 42, 69, 24, 68, 56, 1, 32, 56, 71, 37, 2, 36, 91]\n",
+        "[22, 31, 16, 71, 51, 67, 63, 89, 41, 92, 36, 54, 22, 40, 40, 28, 66, 33, 13, 80]\n",
+        "[24, 47, 32, 60, 99, 3, 45, 2, 44, 75, 33, 53, 78, 36, 84, 20, 35, 17, 12, 50]\n",
+        "[32, 98, 81, 28, 64, 23, 67, 10, 26, 38, 40, 67, 59, 54, 70, 66, 18, 38, 64, 70]\n",
+        "[67, 26, 20, 68, 2, 62, 12, 20, 95, 63, 94, 39, 63, 8, 40, 91, 66, 49, 94, 21]\n",
+        "[24, 55, 58, 5, 66, 73, 99, 26, 97, 17, 78, 78, 96, 83, 14, 88, 34, 89, 63, 72]\n",
+        "[21, 36, 23, 9, 75, 0, 76, 44, 20, 45, 35, 14, 0, 61, 33, 97, 34, 31, 33, 95]\n",
+        "[78, 17, 53, 28, 22, 75, 31, 67, 15, 94, 3, 80, 4, 62, 16, 14, 9, 53, 56, 92]\n",
+        "[16, 39, 5, 42, 96, 35, 31, 47, 55, 58, 88, 24, 0, 17, 54, 24, 36, 29, 85, 57]\n",
+        "[86, 56, 0, 48, 35, 71, 89, 7, 5, 44, 44, 37, 44, 60, 21, 58, 51, 54, 17, 58]\n",
+        "[19, 80, 81, 68, 5, 94, 47, 69, 28, 73, 92, 13, 86, 52, 17, 77, 4, 89, 55, 40]\n",
+        "[4, 52, 8, 83, 97, 35, 99, 16, 7, 97, 57, 32, 16, 26, 26, 79, 33, 27, 98, 66]\n",
+        "[88, 36, 68, 87, 57, 62, 20, 72, 3, 46, 33, 67, 46, 55, 12, 32, 63, 93, 53, 69]\n",
+        "[4, 42, 16, 73, 38, 25, 39, 11, 24, 94, 72, 18, 8, 46, 29, 32, 40, 62, 76, 36]\n",
+        "[20, 69, 36, 41, 72, 30, 23, 88, 34, 62, 99, 69, 82, 67, 59, 85, 74, 4, 36, 16]\n",
+        "[20, 73, 35, 29, 78, 31, 90, 1, 74, 31, 49, 71, 48, 86, 81, 16, 23, 57, 5, 54]\n",
+        "[1, 70, 54, 71, 83, 51, 54, 69, 16, 92, 33, 48, 61, 43, 52, 1, 89, 19, 67, 48]\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 99
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "#Directions\n",
+      "What lines do we examine? Each number paricipates in up to 8 \u00d7 4 = 32 lines (fewer near the edges), but we can use the fact that multipication is commutative to only examine four lines that start at a number.\n",
+      "\n",
+      "`directions` stores those directions, and how to move in the direction."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "# Directions, as the pair (difference-in-row, difference-in-column)\n",
+      "DIRECTIONS = {'N': (-1, 0), 'NW': (-1, -1), 'W': (0, -1), 'SW': (1, -1)}"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 20
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Finding the right numbers\n",
+      "Given a starting position and a direction, find the right numbers.\n",
+      "\n",
+      "### Question:\n",
+      "Should we worry if the request goes out of the bounds of the grid?"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "def numbers(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "    nums = []\n",
+      "    dr, dc = DIRECTIONS[direction]\n",
+      "    for _ in range(SECTION_LEN):\n",
+      "        nums.append(GRID[row][column])\n",
+      "        row += dr\n",
+      "        column += dc\n",
+      "    return nums"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 71
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "Test it."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "numbers(0, 3, 'W')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 72,
+       "text": [
+        "[97, 22, 2, 8]"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 72
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "numbers(3, 0, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 73,
+       "text": [
+        "[52, 81, 49, 8]"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 73
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "numbers(3, 3, 'NW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 74,
+       "text": [
+        "[23, 31, 49, 8]"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 74
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "numbers(3, 3, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 75,
+       "text": [
+        "[23, 16, 47, 32]"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 75
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Product of a list"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "def product(ns):\n",
+      "    p = 1\n",
+      "    for n in ns:\n",
+      "        p *= n\n",
+      "    return p"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 25
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "product(numbers(0, 3, 'W'))"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 26,
+       "text": [
+        "34144"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 26
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "97 * 22 * 2 * 8"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 27,
+       "text": [
+        "34144"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 27
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## What directions don't take us out outside of the boundaries?"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "def valid_direction_explicit(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "    if direction == 'N' and row >= SECTION_LEN -1:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    elif direction == 'W' and column >= SECTION_LEN -1:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    elif direction == 'NW' and row >= SECTION_LEN -1 and column >= SECTION_LEN -1:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    elif direction == 'SW' and row + SECTION_LEN <= ROWS and column >= SECTION_LEN -1:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    else:\n",
+      "        return False"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 63
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(0, 0, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 33,
+       "text": [
+        "False"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 33
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(5, 5, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 35,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 35
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(5, 5, 'NW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 36,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 36
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(5, 5, 'W')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 37,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 37
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(5, 5, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 38,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 38
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(17, 5, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 61,
+       "text": [
+        "False"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 61
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(16, 5, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 64,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 64
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction_explicit(2, 2, 'NW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 60,
+       "text": [
+        "False"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 60
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "def valid_direction(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "    dr, dc = DIRECTIONS[direction]\n",
+      "    end_row = row + dr * (SECTION_LEN -1)\n",
+      "    end_col = column + dc * (SECTION_LEN -1)\n",
+      "    if end_row >= 0 and end_row < ROWS and end_col >= 0 and end_col < COLUMNS:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    else:\n",
+      "        return False"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 79
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(0, 0, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 80,
+       "text": [
+        "False"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 80
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(3, 3, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 81,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 81
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(3, 3, 'NW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 82,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 82
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(3, 3, 'W')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 83,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 83
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(3, 3, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 84,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 84
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(17, 17, 'N')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 85,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 85
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(17, 17, 'NW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 86,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 86
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(17, 17, 'W')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 87,
+       "text": [
+        "True"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 87
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "valid_direction(17, 17, 'SW')"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 89,
+       "text": [
+        "False"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 89
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Now to solve the problem"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "best_product = 0\n",
+      "for row in range(ROWS):\n",
+      "    for column in range(COLUMNS):\n",
+      "        for direction in DIRECTIONS:\n",
+      "            if valid_direction(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "                this_product = product(numbers(row, column, direction))\n",
+      "                if this_product > best_product:\n",
+      "                    best_product = this_product\n",
+      "best_product"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 94,
+       "text": [
+        "70600674"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 94
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "max(product(numbers(r, c, d)) \n",
+      "     for r in range(ROWS) \n",
+      "     for c in range(COLUMNS) \n",
+      "     for d in DIRECTIONS \n",
+      "     if valid_direction(r, c, d))"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 101,
+       "text": [
+        "70600674"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 101
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "# All the code in one place"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "ROWS = COLUMNS = 20\n",
+      "SECTION_LEN = 4\n",
+      "\n",
+      "GRID_STRING = \"\"\"08 02 22 97 38 15 00 40 00 75 04 05 07 78 52 12 50 77 91 08\n",
+      "49 49 99 40 17 81 18 57 60 87 17 40 98 43 69 48 04 56 62 00\n",
+      "81 49 31 73 55 79 14 29 93 71 40 67 53 88 30 03 49 13 36 65\n",
+      "52 70 95 23 04 60 11 42 69 24 68 56 01 32 56 71 37 02 36 91\n",
+      "22 31 16 71 51 67 63 89 41 92 36 54 22 40 40 28 66 33 13 80\n",
+      "24 47 32 60 99 03 45 02 44 75 33 53 78 36 84 20 35 17 12 50\n",
+      "32 98 81 28 64 23 67 10 26 38 40 67 59 54 70 66 18 38 64 70\n",
+      "67 26 20 68 02 62 12 20 95 63 94 39 63 08 40 91 66 49 94 21\n",
+      "24 55 58 05 66 73 99 26 97 17 78 78 96 83 14 88 34 89 63 72\n",
+      "21 36 23 09 75 00 76 44 20 45 35 14 00 61 33 97 34 31 33 95\n",
+      "78 17 53 28 22 75 31 67 15 94 03 80 04 62 16 14 09 53 56 92\n",
+      "16 39 05 42 96 35 31 47 55 58 88 24 00 17 54 24 36 29 85 57\n",
+      "86 56 00 48 35 71 89 07 05 44 44 37 44 60 21 58 51 54 17 58\n",
+      "19 80 81 68 05 94 47 69 28 73 92 13 86 52 17 77 04 89 55 40\n",
+      "04 52 08 83 97 35 99 16 07 97 57 32 16 26 26 79 33 27 98 66\n",
+      "88 36 68 87 57 62 20 72 03 46 33 67 46 55 12 32 63 93 53 69\n",
+      "04 42 16 73 38 25 39 11 24 94 72 18 08 46 29 32 40 62 76 36\n",
+      "20 69 36 41 72 30 23 88 34 62 99 69 82 67 59 85 74 04 36 16\n",
+      "20 73 35 29 78 31 90 01 74 31 49 71 48 86 81 16 23 57 05 54\n",
+      "01 70 54 71 83 51 54 69 16 92 33 48 61 43 52 01 89 19 67 48\"\"\"\n",
+      "\n",
+      "GRID_LIST = [int(n) for n in GRID_STRING.split()]\n",
+      "GRID = [GRID_LIST[i:i+COLUMNS] for i in range(0, ROWS * COLUMNS, COLUMNS)]\n",
+      "\n",
+      "# Directions, as the pair (difference-in-row, difference-in-column)\n",
+      "DIRECTIONS = {'N': (-1, 0), 'NW': (-1, -1), 'W': (0, -1), 'SW': (1, -1)}\n",
+      "\n",
+      "def numbers(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "    nums = []\n",
+      "    dr, dc = DIRECTIONS[direction]\n",
+      "    for _ in range(SECTION_LEN):\n",
+      "        nums.append(GRID[row][column])\n",
+      "        row += dr\n",
+      "        column += dc\n",
+      "    return nums\n",
+      "\n",
+      "def product(ns):\n",
+      "    p = 1\n",
+      "    for n in ns:\n",
+      "        p *= n\n",
+      "    return p\n",
+      "\n",
+      "def valid_direction(row, column, direction):\n",
+      "    dr, dc = DIRECTIONS[direction]\n",
+      "    end_row = row + dr * (SECTION_LEN -1)\n",
+      "    end_col = column + dc * (SECTION_LEN -1)\n",
+      "    if end_row >= 0 and end_row < ROWS and end_col >= 0 and end_col < COLUMNS:\n",
+      "        return True\n",
+      "    else:\n",
+      "        return False\n",
+      "\n",
+      "max(product(numbers(r, c, d)) \n",
+      "     for r in range(ROWS) \n",
+      "     for c in range(COLUMNS) \n",
+      "     for d in DIRECTIONS \n",
+      "     if valid_direction(r, c, d))    "
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 102,
+       "text": [
+        "70600674"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 102
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": []
+    }
+   ],
+   "metadata": {}
+  }
+ ]
+}
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+{
+ "metadata": {
+  "name": "",
+  "signature": "sha256:910fd3bd845f28d453d531005afb4e6d3ce4f040aa35835ad49dbb76f9e611fa"
+ },
+ "nbformat": 3,
+ "nbformat_minor": 0,
+ "worksheets": [
+  {
+   "cells": [
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "# Euler 14\n",
+      "\n",
+      "Which starting number, under one million, produces the longest Collatz chain?"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "# We'll need this in a bit\n",
+      "import sys\n",
+      "sys.setrecursionlimit(1000000)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 79
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "This is the obvious implementation of the problem: the length of the chain is one more than the length of the chain from the next number. \n",
+      "\n",
+      "For instance, given the chain:\n",
+      "\n",
+      "  13 \u2192 40 \u2192 20 \u2192 10 \u2192 5 \u2192 16 \u2192 8 \u2192 4 \u2192 2 \u2192 1\n",
+      "\n",
+      "we know that the length of chain starting at 13 is one more than the length of chain starting at 40, which is one more than the length of the chain starting at 20, ...\n",
+      "\n",
+      "Notice that we don't care about the values found in the chain, simply how long it is."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "def collatz_length(n):\n",
+      "    if n == 1:\n",
+      "        return 1\n",
+      "    elif n % 2 == 0:\n",
+      "        return 1 + collatz_length(n // 2)\n",
+      "    else:\n",
+      "        return 1 + collatz_length(3 * n + 1)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 80
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "## Test it works"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_length(1)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 81,
+       "text": [
+        "1"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 81
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_length(2)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 82,
+       "text": [
+        "2"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 82
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_length(3)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 83,
+       "text": [
+        "8"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 83
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_length(13)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 84,
+       "text": [
+        "10"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 84
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "for i in range(1, 10):\n",
+      "    print(i, collatz_length(i))"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "1 1\n",
+        "2 2\n",
+        "3 8\n",
+        "4 3\n",
+        "5 6\n",
+        "6 9\n",
+        "7 17\n",
+        "8 4\n",
+        "9 20\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 85
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "# Performance\n",
+      "Let's find the longest chain starting from a number <= 10,000. We'll time how long it takes."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "%%timeit\n",
+      "longest_start = 1\n",
+      "longest_chain = 0\n",
+      "for i in range(1, 10001):\n",
+      "    this_chain = collatz_length(i)\n",
+      "    if this_chain > longest_chain:\n",
+      "        longest_start = i\n",
+      "        longest_chain = this_chain\n",
+      "print(longest_start, '->', longest_chain)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "1 loops, best of 3: 188 ms per loop\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 86
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "Now try up to 1,000,000."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "%%timeit\n",
+      "longest_start = 1\n",
+      "longest_chain = 0\n",
+      "for i in range(1, 1000001):\n",
+      "    this_chain = collatz_length(i)\n",
+      "    if this_chain > longest_chain:\n",
+      "        longest_start = i\n",
+      "        longest_chain = this_chain\n",
+      "print(longest_start, '->', longest_chain)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "837799 -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "1 loops, best of 3: 28.4 s per loop\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 87
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "# Better performance\n",
+      "This is slow. Can we do better?\n",
+      "\n",
+      "Recall the sequence starting at 13:\n",
+      "\n",
+      "13 \u2192 40 \u2192 20 \u2192 10 \u2192 5 \u2192 16 \u2192 8 \u2192 4 \u2192 2 \u2192 1\n",
+      "\n",
+      "If we're finding the Collatz chain lengths for all numbers up to 13, we've just calculated the Collatz chain length of 10. We don't need to recalculate it. \n",
+      "\n",
+      "Instead, store the results in a cache and look them up if we have them."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_cache = {}\n",
+      "\n",
+      "def collatz_length_cache(n):\n",
+      "    if n not in collatz_cache:\n",
+      "        if n == 1:\n",
+      "            collatz_cache[n] = 1\n",
+      "        elif n % 2 == 0:\n",
+      "            collatz_cache[n] = 1 + collatz_length_cache(n // 2)\n",
+      "        else:\n",
+      "            collatz_cache[n] = 1 + collatz_length_cache(3 * n + 1)\n",
+      "    return collatz_cache[n]"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 88
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_length_cache(9)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 89,
+       "text": [
+        "20"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 89
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "collatz_cache"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 90,
+       "text": [
+        "{1: 1,\n",
+        " 2: 2,\n",
+        " 34: 14,\n",
+        " 4: 3,\n",
+        " 5: 6,\n",
+        " 17: 13,\n",
+        " 40: 9,\n",
+        " 9: 20,\n",
+        " 10: 7,\n",
+        " 11: 15,\n",
+        " 13: 10,\n",
+        " 14: 18,\n",
+        " 16: 5,\n",
+        " 8: 4,\n",
+        " 20: 8,\n",
+        " 22: 16,\n",
+        " 7: 17,\n",
+        " 52: 12,\n",
+        " 26: 11,\n",
+        " 28: 19}"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 90
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "%%timeit\n",
+      "longest_start = 1\n",
+      "longest_chain = 0\n",
+      "collatz_cache = {}\n",
+      "for i in range(1, 10001):\n",
+      "    this_chain = collatz_length_cache(i)\n",
+      "    if this_chain > longest_chain:\n",
+      "        longest_start = i\n",
+      "        longest_chain = this_chain\n",
+      "print(longest_start, '->', longest_chain)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "6171 -> 262\n",
+        "100 loops, best of 3: 2.03 ms per loop\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 93
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "%%timeit\n",
+      "longest_start = 1\n",
+      "longest_chain = 0\n",
+      "collatz_cache = {}\n",
+      "for i in range(1, 1000001):\n",
+      "    this_chain = collatz_length_cache(i)\n",
+      "    if this_chain > longest_chain:\n",
+      "        longest_start = i\n",
+      "        longest_chain = this_chain\n",
+      "print(longest_start, '->', longest_chain)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "837799 -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "1 loops, best of 3: 248 ms per loop\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 94
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "#It's so useful, it's built in\n",
+      "Python 3.3 includes the `lru_cache` function decorator in the standard `functools` library. We can use that without faffing around with explicit caches."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "# Python 3.3 or higher:\n",
+      "from functools import lru_cache\n",
+      "\n",
+      "@lru_cache(maxsize=None)\n",
+      "def collatz_length_lru(n):\n",
+      "    if n == 1:\n",
+      "        return 1\n",
+      "    elif n % 2 == 0:\n",
+      "        return 1 + collatz_length_lru(n // 2)\n",
+      "    else:\n",
+      "        return 1 + collatz_length_lru(3 * n + 1)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 95
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "%%timeit\n",
+      "longest_start = 1\n",
+      "longest_chain = 0\n",
+      "for i in range(1, 1000001):\n",
+      "    this_chain = collatz_length_lru(i)\n",
+      "    if this_chain > longest_chain:\n",
+      "        longest_start = i\n",
+      "        longest_chain = this_chain\n",
+      "print(longest_start, '->', longest_chain)"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "837799 -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "837799"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        " -> 525\n",
+        "1 loops, best of 3: 851 ms per loop\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 96
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [],
+     "prompt_number": 96
+    }
+   ],
+   "metadata": {}
+  }
+ ]
+}
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