This repository contains the solution to the Praetorian Tech Challenge - Mastermind. It includes a Python-based interface for interacting with the challenge's API, managing game states, and algorithmically solving the Mastermind game.
- API Interaction: Automates requests to the Mastermind game API for game state management, level progression, and guess submission.
- Algorithmic Solving: Employs strategies to efficiently solve levels, including permutation and combination logic.
- Performance Metrics: Displays the time taken and the number of guesses required to complete all of the levels, providing insights into the algorithm's efficiency.
- Multiprocessing: Utilizes Python's multiprocessing capabilities to leverage multiple CPU cores for faster computation and solution finding.
To use this project, you'll need Python 3.x installed on your machine. Clone the repository and install the required dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/marksowell/praetorian-mastermind.git
cd praetorian-mastermind
pip install -r requirements.txtBefore running the scripts, update interface.py with your email address to authenticate with the game's API:
email = 'your_email@example.com'The interface.py script provides functions to interact with the game's API, including resetting the game state, fetching the current level, and submitting guesses.
mastermind.py is the main script that utilizes multiprocessing and various algorithms to efficiently solve the Mastermind challenge.
To run the solver:
python mastermind.pyContributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues to discuss potential improvements or report bugs.
This project was inspired by and adapted from code found in the following repository: praetorian_challenges/mastermind by choltz95.