Author: Tyler Zeller

A fully functional puzzle cube written in Python 2.7.10.

Download

Download with:

pip install cubey

Quick Start

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
print c
print c.is_solved()
c.to_checker()
print c
print c.is_solved()

which should print:

 F   B   L   R   U   D
RRR PPP GGG BBB WWW YYY
RRR PPP GGG BBB WWW YYY
RRR PPP GGG BBB WWW YYY
True

F   B   L   R   U   D
RPR PRP GBG BGB WYW YWY
PRP RPR BGB GBG YWY WYW
RPR PRP GBG BGB WYW YWY
False

API

With the cubey package, you can perform all external face twists like a real puzzle cube.

Example 1

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
# R U R' U'
c.r()
c.u()
c.r_prime()
c.u_prime()
print c

Ouput:

F   B   L   R   U   D
RRY PBB PGG BBW WWG YYB
RRW PPP GGG PBB WWR YYY
RRR PPP GGG WBB WWR YYY

Example 2

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
# U' D' F2 L B2
c.u_prime()
c.d_prime()
c.f2()
c.l()
c.b2()
print c

Ouput:

F   B   L   R   U   D
WBB WGG PGP RRR YYG BWW
WRR YPP BGP GBR PWW RYY
YGG YBB RBP PPR BYY WWG

For longer formulae, you can use the do() method which takes in a formula as as (well-formed) string:

Example 1

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
# R U R' U'
c.do("R U R' U'")
print c

Ouput:

F   B   L   R   U   D
RRY PBB PGG BBW WWG YYB
RRW PPP GGG PBB WWR YYY
RRR PPP GGG WBB WWR YYY

Example 2

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
# U' D' F2 L B2
c.do("U' D' F2 L B2")
print c

Ouput:

F   B   L   R   U   D
WBB WGG PGP RRR YYG BWW
WRR YPP BGP GBR PWW RYY
YGG YBB RBP PPR BYY WWG

The Cubey API also provides wrapper methods for commonly used algorithms:

Example 1: Sune

import cubey as qb
c = qb.Cube()
c.sune()
print c

Ouput:

F   B   L   R   U   D
WRG RBB WPP WGG RWW YYY
RRR PPP GGG BBB WWW YYY
RRR PPP GGG BBB BWP YYY