#@ predicate win(n) #@ predicate lose(n) #@ assume forall n. n >= 1 -> not lose(n) or not win(n) #@ assume lose(1) #@ assume forall n. n >= 1 and lose(n) -> win(n+1) \ #@ and win(n+2) and win(n+3) #@ assume forall n. n >= 1 and win(n) and win(n+1) \ #@ and win(n+2) -> lose(n+3) def lemma(n): #@ requires n >= 1 #@ ensures lose(n) <-> n % 4 == 1 #@ variant n if n >= 5: lemma(n-1) lemma(n-2) lemma(n-3) lemma(n-4) start = int(input("start = ")) #@ assume start >= 1 n = start while n >= 1: #@ invariant win(n) -> win(start) #@ variant n print(n, " matches") k = int(input("your turn: ")) #@ assume k == 1 or k == 2 or k == 3 #@ assume k <= n n = n - k if n == 0: print("you lose") break if n == 1: #@ assert win(start) print("you win") break m = n % 4 if m == 1: k = 1 elif m == 0: k = 3 else: k = m - 1 lemma(n) lemma(n-k) #@ assert win(n) -> lose(n - k) n -= k