Minesweeper

This Python module contains a Board class that represents a Minesweeper game. The Board class has the following attributes and methods:

Attributes

• dim_size: an integer representing the number of rows and columns in the board. The board will be a square with dimensions dim_size x dim_size.
• num_bombs: an integer representing the number of bombs that are placed on the board.
• board: a 2D list representing the board, with the bombs randomly placed.
• dug: a set of tuples representing the locations that have been dug. Initially, this is an empty set.

Methods

__init__(self, dim_size, num_bombs)

This is the constructor for the Board class. It takes in two arguments:

• dim_size: an integer representing the number of rows and columns in the board. The board will be a square with dimensions dim_size x dim_size.
• num_bombs: an integer representing the number of bombs that should be placed on the board.

The constructor initializes the dim_size, num_bombs, board, and dug attributes. It creates a new board with the make_new_board method and assigns values to the empty spaces with the assign_values_to_board method.

make_new_board(self)

This is a helper method that constructs a new board with the bombs placed randomly. It returns the constructed board as a 2D list.

assign_values_to_board(self)

This method assigns a number (0-8) to each empty space on the board, representing the number of neighboring bombs. It does this by calling the get_num_neighboring_bombs method for each empty space on the board.

get_num_neighboring_bombs(self, row, col)

This method takes in a row and column index and returns the number of bombs in the eight neighboring positions. It does this by iterating through the eight positions and incrementing a count for each bomb found.

dig(self, row, col)

This method takes in a row and column index and “digs” at that location on the board. If the location contains a bomb, the game is over. Otherwise, the location is added to the self.dug set and the method returns the value at that location on the board.

Usage

To use the Board class, import it from this module and create a new instance with the desired dimensions and number of bombs:

from minesweeper import Board

board = Board(dim_size=8, num_bombs=10)