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from math import comb | |
def probability_of_eights(sequence_length, total_string_length=64): | |
digits = 16 | |
def p(k): | |
placements = comb(total_string_length - k * (sequence_length - 1), k) | |
combinations = digits ** (total_string_length - k * sequence_length) | |
total_ways = digits ** total_string_length | |
return placements * combinations / total_ways | |
probability = 0 | |
sign = 1 | |
for k in range(1, total_string_length // sequence_length + 1): | |
probability += sign * p(k) | |
sign *= -1 | |
return probability | |
sequence_length = int(sys.argv[1]) | |
print(probability_of_eights(sequence_length)) |
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