import random
# Board size constant for readability
BOARD_SIZE = 8
def initialize_board(board):
"""
initialize_board:
- Sets all values in the 8x8 array to zero
- For each row:
* randomly selects one column (0..7)
* places a random integer (1..100) in that column
"""
for row in range(BOARD_SIZE):
# Set entire row to zero
for col in range(BOARD_SIZE):
board[row][col] = 0
# Choose a random column index
random_col = random.randint(0, BOARD_SIZE - 1)
# Place a random non-zero value (1..100)
board[row][random_col] = random.randint(1, 100)
def print_board(board):
"""
print_board:
- Prints the 8x8 board in a readable grid format
"""
for row in board:
print(" ".join(str(value) for value in row))
def main():
# Create an 8x8 board initialized to zero
board = [[0 for _ in range(BOARD_SIZE)] for _ in range(BOARD_SIZE)]
initialize_board(board)
print_board(board)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
"""
run:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0
0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 93 0 0
0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0
"""
