How to install and get started
Install Python 3
Python 3 should be installed before installing kaidoku. Install Python 3 by either of the following.
- Download and install from Python official page.
- If you are using Ubuntu or Debian of Windows subsystem on Linux, just run
sudo apt install python3 - If you are using Homebrew on macOS, just run
brew install python3
You can check your installed version of Python 3 by
python3 -V
Install pip
Just run
python3 -m ensurepip
then pip is installed if it is not installed on your system.
On Windows subsystems on Linux, pip distributed with apt package may not properly work (it does not properly execute the entry points). Therefore, if python3-pip is already installed by apt, remove it with
sudo apt remove python3-pip
and then install pip properly by
sudo apt install wget
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
sudo python3 get-pip.py
Install Kaidoku
After installing Python 3 and pip, install kaidoku by running
pip3 install kaidoku
or, on Windows subsystem on Linux,
sudo pip install kaidoku
from terminal emulator.
Update Kaidoku
Latest version: 1.0.1
You can check the latest version of kaidoku by
pip3 search kaidoku
and update to the latest version by
pip3 install -U kaidoku
Getting started
Just run
kaidoku
from the terminal emulator. You get into kaidoku command prompt.
$ kaidoku
Kaidoku - player, solver and creater of sudoku puzzles.
https://sekika.github.io/kaidoku/
Type h for help, c for showing a problem, q for quit.
kaidoku-1.0.1>
You can get help of the command by typing h (and Enter key), like this
kaidoku-1.0.1> h
246 : In the cell of row 2 column 4, put number 6
b : take Back one move
c : show Current position
i : show hInt for current position
q : Quit kaidoku
(continues)
kaidoku-1.0.1>
You can quit from the kaidoku prompt by typing q.
For Debian / Ubuntu users
Alternatively, you can set up Seki’s APT repository and install kaidoku by running sudo apt install python3-kaidoku.