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Valid Sudoku

Problem Statement

Given a Sudoku Board configuration, check whether it is valid or not.

Code

Python Code
def notInRow(arr, row):
st = set()

for i in range(0, 9):
if arr[row][i] in st:
return False
if arr[row][i] != '.':
st.add(arr[row][i])

return True

def notInCol(arr, col):

st = set()

for i in range(0, 9):
if arr[i][col] in st:
return False

if arr[i][col] != '.':
st.add(arr[i][col])

return True

def notInBox(arr, startRow, startCol):

st = set()

for row in range(0, 3):
for col in range(0, 3):
curr = arr[row + startRow][col + startCol]

# If already encountered before,
# return false
if curr in st:
return False

# If it is not an empty cell,
# insert value at current cell in set
if curr != '.':
st.add(curr)

return True

def isValid(arr, row, col):

return (notInRow(arr, row) and notInCol(arr, col) and
notInBox(arr, row - row % 3, col - col % 3))


def isValidConfig(arr, n):

for i in range(0, n):
for j in range(0, n):

# If current row or current column or
# current 3x3 box is not valid, return false
if not isValid(arr, i, j):
return False

return True

if __name__ == "__main__":

board = [['5', '3', '.', '.', '7', '.', '.', '.', '.'],
['6', '.', '.', '1', '9', '5', '.', '.', '.'],
['.', '9', '8', '.', '.', '.', '.', '6', '.'],
['8', '.', '.', '.', '6', '.', '.', '.', '3'],
['4', '.', '.', '8', '.', '3', '.', '.', '1'],
['7', '.', '.', '.', '2', '.', '.', '.', '6'],
['.', '6', '.', '.', '.', '.', '2', '8', '.'],
['.', '.', '.', '4', '1', '9', '.', '.', '5'],
['.', '.', '.', '.', '8', '.', '.', '7', '9']]

# Function call
if isValidConfig(board, 9):
print("YES")
else:
print("NO")