Webcam Jigsaw Solver in 200 Lines of Python

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Webcam Jigsaw Solver in 200 Lines of Python

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 1, 2005 @12:41PM from the not-lines-of-coke dept.

leighklotz writes "Jeff Breidenbach and 200 lines of Python code have brought us the Glyphsaw Puzzle solver. Hold a puzzle piece up to a webcam, and the display sgiws exactly where in the puzzle the piece belongs. The solver uses the Python Imaging Library (PIL), Numerical Python, and the PARC DataGlyph Toolkit. By the way, you can make your own DataGlyphs."

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First by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-01 12:42 · Score: 5, Funny

Oh, but I bet it uses a bunch of libraries post.
1. Re:First by stupidfoo · 2005-03-01 12:47 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  The code:
  
  from puzzlesolver.puzzlepiece import puzzlepiece
  from puzzlesolver.placepiece import placepiece
  
  Yes, my python skills are quite good.
sgiws? by MaineCoon · 2005-03-01 12:43 · Score: 5, Funny

and the display sgiws exactly where in
English, please?

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1. Re:sgiws? by JPickard · 2005-03-01 12:47 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  What's wrong with sgiws? it's a perfectly cromulent word.
2. Re:sgiws? by ackthpt · 2005-03-01 12:48 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  and the display sgiws exactly where in
  
  English, please?
  It's a welsh word, you insensitive clod!
  
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3. Re:sgiws? by gambit3 · 2005-03-01 12:52 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  See, if you had the jigsaw solver, it would solve this puzzle for you!
  
  r;r,rmystu. ,u frst Esydpm///
  
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4. Re:sgiws? by CitznFish · 2005-03-01 13:40 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Maybe you needed to pay more attention in Engrish class?
  
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5. Re:sgiws? by Reignking · 2005-03-01 15:31 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Me fail English? That's unpossible!
  
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6. Re:sgiws? by Spunk · 2005-03-02 02:44 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Holy shit, it solves Welsh?
Somone should sgiw them by amling · 2005-03-01 12:47 · Score: 5, Funny

exactly where the 'h' and 'o' keys are.

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Since it can use anything it wants by Neil+Blender · 2005-03-01 12:48 · Score: 3, Funny

Here's a one line puzzle solver

[user@localhost] perl -e '`python glyphsaw`'
1. Re:Since it can use anything it wants by Sweetshark · 2005-03-01 13:18 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  [user@localhost] perl -e '`python glyphsaw`'
  Bah! That must be a fake! Real Perl should be unspeakable and unreadable!
More importantly... by gabecubbage · 2005-03-01 12:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Yes, very nice.

But the important question is, can it assemble the puzzle faster than Gary Kasparov?
1. Re:More importantly... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-01 13:26 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  > can it assemble the puzzle faster than Gary Kasparov?
  No, Gary Kasparov takes a much longer time to assemble.
Google knows all by jesser · 2005-03-01 12:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Google Search: sgiws

Did you mean: shows

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Re:Jiglyph by PedanticSpellingTrol · 2005-03-01 13:00 · Score: 3, Funny

In soviet russia, Pedantic defines me!
Wow !!! by kabz · 2005-03-01 13:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Finally ... something on Slashdot to interest my grandmother !!

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A REAL puzzle by sburnett · 2005-03-01 13:01 · Score: 3, Funny

If you hold a piece of their Slashdotted Web server up to the camera, will this program be able to reassemble it?
Re:Wrong section? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-01 15:12 · Score: 1, Funny

They'll get it right when they repost it tomorrow. See, dupes DO have a purpose!