60. leetCode37: Sudoku Solver

【题目】：

Write a program to solve a Sudoku puzzle by filling the empty cells.

Empty cells are indicated by the character '.'.

You may assume that there will be only one unique solution.

A sudoku puzzle...

...and its solution numbers marked in red.

【参考资料】：视频讲解

【Python代码】：

class Solution(object):
    def solveSudoku(self, board):
        """
        :type board: List[List[str]]
        :rtype: void Do not return anything, modify board in-place instead.
        """
        if not board:
            return;
        self.solve(board)
        
    def solve(self, board):
        for i in range(len(board)):
            for j in range(len(board[0])):
                if board[i][j] == '.':
                    for c in range(ord('1'), ord('9')+1):
                        if self.isvalid(board, i , j , chr(c)):
                            board[i][j] = chr(c)
                            if self.solve(board):
                                return True
                            else:
                                board[i][j] = '.'
                    return False
        return True
                    
    def isvalid(self, board, row, col, c):
        for i in range(9):
            if board[i][col] != '.' and board[i][col] == c:
                return False
            if board[row][i] != '.' and board[row][i] == c:
                return False
            if board[3 * (row // 3) + i // 3][3 * (col // 3) + i % 3] != '.' and board[3 * (row // 3) + i // 3][3 * (col // 3) + i % 3] == c:
                return False
        return True