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Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> writes:

> So, I would like to ask if you have a Pythonic approach to
> backtracking problems? If so, I'd love to hear your solutions!

I'm not aware of what the problem is. “Back-tracking” doesn't have a
general meaning I recognise beyond random access into a data structure.
So a Python list is the obvious starting point.

Do you have a specific meaning of “back-tracking” that implies
particular problems that are difficult to solve?

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