Columns in a table

[Reldaing]

Hi, I'm looking for switching two columns in a table. I made a function , but I doon't know the syntax of an array switching in python . Could you guys help me please? Thx

def changeColumns():
    a = [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3], [7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7], [5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1],[8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4], [3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8], [6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2], [9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]]
    a[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9][0],a[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9][1]= a[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9][1],a[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9][0] #This is what i want to fix
    for i in range(len(a)):
        for j in range(len(a[i])):
            print(a[i][j], end=' ')
        print()

[jefsummers]

a is a list of lists. To swap the first and second lists:

def changeColumns():
    a = [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3], [7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7], [5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1],[8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4], [3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8], [6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2], [9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]]
    temp = a[1]
    a[1] = a[0]
    a[0] = temp
    print(a)
changeColumns()

[Gribouillis]

Why not

a[0], a[1] = a[1], a[0]

[Reldaing]

I did manage changing both lines in my table, but the issue is the colums , look:

def changeLines(c,d):
    a = [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3], [7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7], [5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1],[8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4], [3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8], [6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2], [9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]]
    a[c],a[d]= a[d],a[c]
    for i in range(len(a)):
        for j in range(len(a[i])):
            print(a[i][j], end=' ')
        print()

Output:
>>> changeLines(3,6)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 
7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 
3 1 2 6 4 5 9 7 8 
5 6 4 8 9 7 2 3 1 
8 9 7 2 3 1 5 6 4 
2 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 7 
6 4 5 9 7 8 3 1 2 
9 7 8 3 1 2 6 4 5 

[jefsummers]

It is doing what you are telling it to - swapping rows 3 and 6. Remember the arrays are zero based. What are you expecting?

[Reldaing]

This was just an example of what i've made to switch lines. Now , I want to switch colums but I don't know how to do it, even if i tried...

[newbieAuggie2019]

This was just an example of what i've made to switch lines. Now , I want to switch colums but I don't know how to do it, even if i tried...

Hi!

Maybe you could do something like this (but probably there is a better way):

def changeColumns(c,d):
    a = [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3], [7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7], [5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1],[8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4], [3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8], [6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2], [9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]]
    print(f"This is array 'a' with original columns:\n")
    for i in range(len(a)):
        for j in range(len(a[i])):
            print(a[i][j], end=' ')
        print()
    print(f"\nThis is array 'a' with transposed columns:\n")    
    for x in range(0,9):
        a[x][c],a[x][d]= a[x][d],a[x][c]
    for i in range(len(a)):
        for j in range(len(a[i])):
            print(a[i][j], end=' ')
        print()

changeColumns(3,6)

with the self-explanatory output:

Output:
This is array 'a' with original columns:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 
7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 
2 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 7 
5 6 4 8 9 7 2 3 1 
8 9 7 2 3 1 5 6 4 
3 1 2 6 4 5 9 7 8 
6 4 5 9 7 8 3 1 2 
9 7 8 3 1 2 6 4 5 

This is array 'a' with transposed columns:

1 2 3 7 5 6 4 8 9 
4 5 6 1 8 9 7 2 3 
7 8 9 4 2 3 1 5 6 
2 3 1 8 6 4 5 9 7 
5 6 4 2 9 7 8 3 1 
8 9 7 5 3 1 2 6 4 
3 1 2 9 4 5 6 7 8 
6 4 5 3 7 8 9 1 2 
9 7 8 6 1 2 3 4 5 
>>>

All the best,

[ThomasL]

I would suggest using numpy for this

import numpy as np

a = [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], 
     [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3], 
     [7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 
     [2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7], 
     [5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1],
     [8, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4], 
     [3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8], 
     [6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2], 
     [9, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]]

sudoku = np.array(a)

def show(arr):
    for row in arr:
        for num in row:
            print(num, end=" ")
        print()

    
def swap_columns(arr, c1, c2):
    new = arr.copy()
    new[:,[c1, c2]] = new[:,[c2, c1]]
    return new


def swap_rows(arr, r1, r2):
    new = arr.copy()
    new[[r1, r2],:] = new[[r2, r1],:]
    return new

show(sudoku)

Output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 
7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 
2 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 7 
5 6 4 8 9 7 2 3 1 
8 9 7 2 3 1 5 6 4 
3 1 2 6 4 5 9 7 8 
6 4 5 9 7 8 3 1 2 
9 7 8 3 1 2 6 4 5 

sudoku = swap_columns(sudoku, 0, 8)
show(sudoku)

Output:
9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 
3 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 4 
6 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 7 
7 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 2 
1 6 4 8 9 7 2 3 5 
4 9 7 2 3 1 5 6 8 
8 1 2 6 4 5 9 7 3 
2 4 5 9 7 8 3 1 6 
5 7 8 3 1 2 6 4 9 

sudoku = swap_rows(sudoku, 0, 8)
show(sudoku)

Output:
5 7 8 3 1 2 6 4 9 
3 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 4 
6 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 7 
7 3 1 5 6 4 8 9 2 
1 6 4 8 9 7 2 3 5 
4 9 7 2 3 1 5 6 8 
8 1 2 6 4 5 9 7 3 
2 4 5 9 7 8 3 1 6 
9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 

Of course, sudoku object type is now

Output:
<class 'numpy.ndarray'>

But you can convert it back to python list in case needed.

sudoku = sudoku.tolist()
print(type(sudoku))

Output:
<class 'list'>

But i would build my whole sudoku game on numpy array. imho.