recipe_calc.py

import sys
import itertools
import copy
import random

def overlap_rule(l, mi):
  desired = []
  length = len(l)
  c_l = copy.deepcopy(l)
  index = random.randint(1,length) - 1
  chosen_element = c_l[index]
  c_l.pop(index)
  desired.append(chosen_element)
  for element in c_l:
    overlap_eval = True
    for added_element in desired:
            intersection = set(added_element) & set(element)
        min_overlap = (len(intersection) <= mi)
        overlap_eval = overlap_eval and min_overlap
    if overlap_eval:
        desired.append(element)
  return desired

if __name__ == "__main__":
    ingredients = int(sys.argv[1])
    min_overlap = int(sys.argv[2])
    all_recipes = [i for i in itertools.combinations(range(ingredients),4)]
    rule_recipes = overlap_rule(all_recipes,min_overlap)
    print(rule_recipes)
    print(len(rule_recipes))