
AutoToS prompt:

The 24 Game is a mathematical card game in which the objective is to find a way to manipulate four integers so that the end result is 24. The game is played with a list of four numbers, and the player must use all four numbers exactly once, using any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, to arrive at the number 24. If a state is defined by a list of numbers (4 or less), how are successor states defined? Please think step by step. Then, provide only the Python function that returns a list of successor states for an input state.

Here is an example of an initial state:
[6, 6, 2, 1]

Model response:
Successor State Definition
To define successor states, we need to consider all possible operations (+, -, x, /) between each pair of numbers in the input state. For each operation, we'll create a new state by applying the operation to the two numbers and replacing them with the result in the original list.
Step-by-Step Process
Choose two numbers from the input state (e.g., a and b).
Apply each operation (+, -, x, /) to a and b, resulting in a new value c.
Create a new state by replacing a and b with c in the original list.
Repeat steps 1-3 for all possible pairs of numbers in the input state.
Python Function
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(i + 1, len(state)):
            a, b = state[i], state[j]
            for op in ops:
                if op == '+':
                    c = a + b
                elif op == '-':
                    c = a - b
                elif op == '*':
                    c = a * b
                elif op == '/':
                    if b != 0:
                        c = a / b
                    else:
                        continue
                new_state = state[:i] + [c] + state[j + 1:]
                successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
You can call this function with your initial state to get the list of successor states:
Python
initial_state = [6, 6, 2, 1]
successor_states = get_successor_states(initial_state)
print(successor_states

AutoToS prompt:

Provide only the python code that tests whether a state is a goal state. 
Example goal state: [24]
Example non-goal state: [24,1]

Model response:
Python
```
def is_goal_state(state):
    return len(state) == 1 and state[0] == 24
``

System message:
Goal Soundness Test Passed
Soundness test
Successor Iteration 1

AutoToS prompt:
Invalid transformation: length mismatch - the length of a successor must be one less than the parent.
Let's think step by step. First think through in words why the successor function produced a successor that had a length that was not exactly one less than the parent. Then provide the complete Python code for the revised successor function that ensures the length of a successor is exactly one less than the parent.
Remember how you fixed the previous mistakes, if any. Keep the same function signature.

Input state: [1, 1, 4, 6]
Example wrong successor state: [5, 6]

Model response:
The successor function produced a successor with a length that was not exactly one less than the parent because it was replacing two numbers with one result, but not removing the other numbers from the list.
Here's the revised Python code for the successor function:
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(i + 1, len(state)):
            a, b = state[i], state[j]
            for op in ops:
                if op == '+':
                    c = a + b
                elif op == '-':
                    c = a - b
                elif op == '*':
                    c = a * b
                elif op == '/':
                    if b != 0:
                        c = a / b
                    else:
                        continue
                # Create a new state with the result and the remaining numbers
                new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
In this revised version, we create a new state by including the result c and the remaining numbers from the original state, excluding the two numbers a and b that were used to produce c. This ensures that the length of each successor state is exactly one less than the parent state

System message:
Successor States Soundness Test Passed
Completeness test
Successor Iteration 2

AutoToS prompt:
Successor function when run on the state [1, 1, 4, 6] failed to produce all successors.
Missing successors are: [[1, 1, 2], [1, 3, 6], [1, 4, 5], [1, 1, 1.5]]
First think step by step why the successor function failed to produce all successors of the state.
Then, fix the successor function.
Remember how you fixed the previous mistakes, if any. Keep the same function signature.

Model response:
The successor function failed to produce all successors because it only considered operations between two numbers in the order they appear in the state. It didn't consider operations between numbers in different orders (e.g., b - a instead of a - b) and didn't consider operations between the same number (e.g., a / a or a * a).
Here's the revised Python code for the successor function:
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(len(state)):
            if i != j:
                a, b = state[i], state[j]
                for op in ops:
                    if op == '+':
                        c = a + b
                    elif op == '-':
                        c = a - b
                        if a != b:
                            c2 = b - a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    elif op == '*':
                        c = a * b
                    elif op == '/':
                        if b != 0:
                            c = a / b
                        else:
                            continue
                        if a != b and a % b == 0:
                            c2 = b / a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                    successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
In this revised version, we consider operations between numbers in different orders and operations between the same number. We also avoid division by zero and ensure that we don't add duplicate states
Successor Iteration 3

AutoToS prompt:
The following exception was produced when testing the successor function: 
  File "<string>", line 28, in get_successor_states

division by zero. Please fix this exception in the successor function.
Model response:
Here's the revised Python code for the successor function, which handles the division by zero exception:
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(len(state)):
            if i != j:
                a, b = state[i], state[j]
                for op in ops:
                    if op == '+':
                        c = a + b
                    elif op == '-':
                        c = a - b
                        if a != b:
                            c2 = b - a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    elif op == '*':
                        c = a * b
                    elif op == '/':
                        if b != 0:
                            c = a / b
                            if a != b and a % b == 0:
                                c2 = b / a
                                new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                                successor_states.append(new_state)
                        elif a != 0:
                            c = b / a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                    successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
In this revised version, we added a check to ensure that we don't divide by zero. If b is zero, we check if a is also zero. If a is not zero, we can safely divide b by a. This handles the division by zero exception
Successor Iteration 4

AutoToS prompt:
The following exception was produced when testing the successor function: 
  File "<string>", line 26, in get_successor_states

division by zero. Please fix this exception in the successor function.
Model response:
Here's the revised Python code for the successor function, which handles the division by zero exception:
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(len(state)):
            if i != j:
                a, b = state[i], state[j]
                for op in ops:
                    if op == '+':
                        c = a + b
                    elif op == '-':
                        c = a - b
                        if a != b:
                            c2 = b - a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    elif op == '*':
                        c = a * b
                    elif op == '/':
                        if b != 0:
                            c = a / b
                            if a != b and a % b == 0:
                                c2 = b / a
                                new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                                successor_states.append(new_state)
                        else:
                            continue  # Skip division by zero
                    new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                    successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
In this revised version, I added an else clause to the if b != 0 check. If b is zero, the function will continue to the next iteration of the loop, skipping the division operation and avoiding the division by zero exception
Successor Iteration 5

AutoToS prompt:
The following exception was produced when testing the successor function: 
  File "<string>", line 26, in get_successor_states

division by zero. Please fix this exception in the successor function.
Model response:
Here's the revised Python code for the successor function, which handles the division by zero exception:
Python
```
def get_successor_states(state):
    successor_states = []
    ops = ['+', '-', '*', '/']
    
    for i in range(len(state)):
        for j in range(len(state)):
            if i != j:
                a, b = state[i], state[j]
                for op in ops:
                    if op == '+':
                        c = a + b
                    elif op == '-':
                        c = a - b
                        if a != b:
                            c2 = b - a
                            new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                            successor_states.append(new_state)
                    elif op == '*':
                        c = a * b
                    elif op == '/':
                        if b != 0 and a != 0:  # Check both a and b for zero
                            c = a / b
                            if a != b and a % b == 0:
                                c2 = b / a
                                new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c2]
                                successor_states.append(new_state)
                    else:
                        continue  # Skip division by zero
                    new_state = [x for k, x in enumerate(state) if k not in (i, j)] + [c]
                    successor_states.append(new_state)
    
    return successor_states
```
In this revised version, I added an additional check a != 0 to ensure that we don't divide by zero when a is also zero. If either a or b is zero, the function will continue to the next iteration of the loop, skipping the division operation and avoiding the division by zero exception

System message:
Successor States Soundness Test Passed
Completeness test
Successor Completeness Test Passed
Success: 1352, failure: 0, total expansions 614323, total generated 4596510
