python 棋盘拼接问题

#L形砖，棋牌覆盖问题
def cover(board,lab=1,top=0,left=0,side=None):
	if side is None:side=len(board)
	s=side//2
	offsets=(0,-1),(side-1,0)
	for dy_outer,dy_inner in offsets:
		for dx_outer,dx_inner in offsets:
			if not board[top+dy_outer][left+dx_outer]:
				board[top+s+dy_inner][left+s+dx_inner]=lab
	lab+=1
	if s>1:
		for dy in [0,s]:
			for dx in [0,s]:
				lab=cover(board,lab,top+dy,left+dx,s)
	return lab

if __name__ == '__main__':

	board=[[0]*8 for i in range(8)]
	board[7][7]=-1
	cover(board)
	for row in board:
		print "%3i"*8 %tuple(row)