#! /bin/python # this function checks if a queen can be placed in location (col,row) def isValid(col, row, chessBoard): # check if there is a queen in the same row for i in range(col): if chessBoard[row][i] == 1: return False # Check if there is a quen in the same column for i in range(row): if chessBoard[i][col] == 1: return False # check if there is a queen in the same diagonal for i in range(8): for j in range(8): if (i + j == col + row) or (i - j == col - row): if chessBoard[j][i] == 1: return False return True # initialize chessboard N = 8 chessBoard = [] for i in range(N): chessBoard.append([]) for j in range(N): chessBoard[i].append(0) # place a queen in the upper left corner of the board chessBoard[1][1] = 1 chessBoard[0][4] = 1 chessBoard[2][6] = 1 columnIndex = int(input("Enter a column index:\n")) rowIndex = int(input("Enter a row index:\n")) print( "Placing a queen at column", columnIndex, "row", rowIndex, ":", isValid(columnIndex, rowIndex, chessBoard), )