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A faster spigot algorithm for the digits of Pi.
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This algorithm is based on an unproven conjecture but successfully produces at least the first 1 million digits. | |
Read more about it here: https://www.gavalas.dev/blog/spigot-algorithms-for-pi-in-python/ | |
""" | |
def gospers_pi_unproven(): | |
q,r,t,i = 1, 180, 60, 2 | |
while True: | |
u,y = 3*(3*i+1)*(3*i+2), (q*(27*i-12)+5*r)//(5*t) | |
yield y | |
q,r,t,i = 10*q*i*(2*i-1),10*u*(q*(5*i-2)+r-y*t),t*u,i+1 | |
pi = gospers_pi_unproven() | |
print([next(pi) for _ in range(10)]) |
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