87. Sudoku Solver

Hard · Backtracking

Solve a 9×9 Sudoku puzzle. Fill every empty cell so that each row, each column, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes contains the digits 1 to 9 exactly once. Each puzzle has exactly one solution.

The input is a 9×9 grid (an array of 9 rows, each an array of 9 integers), where 0 marks an empty cell. Return the completed 9×9 grid.

Examples

Example 1
Input: [[5,3,0,0,7,0,0,0,0],[6,0,0,1,9,5,0,0,0],[0,9,8,0,0,0,0,6,0],[8,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,3],[4,0,0,8,0,3,0,0,1],[7,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,6],[0,6,0,0,0,0,2,8,0],[0,0,0,4,1,9,0,0,5],[0,0,0,0,8,0,0,7,9]]
Output: [[5,3,4,6,7,8,9,1,2],[6,7,2,1,9,5,3,4,8],[1,9,8,3,4,2,5,6,7],[8,5,9,7,6,1,4,2,3],[4,2,6,8,5,3,7,9,1],[7,1,3,9,2,4,8,5,6],[9,6,1,5,3,7,2,8,4],[2,8,7,4,1,9,6,3,5],[3,4,5,2,8,6,1,7,9]]
Explanation: The canonical puzzle filled so every row, column and box holds 1–9.
Example 2
Input: [[5,3,0,6,7,8,9,1,2],[6,7,2,1,9,5,3,4,8],[1,9,8,3,4,2,5,6,7],[8,5,9,7,6,1,4,2,3],[4,2,6,8,0,3,7,9,1],[7,1,3,9,2,4,8,5,6],[9,6,1,5,3,7,2,8,4],[2,8,7,4,1,9,6,3,5],[3,4,5,2,8,6,1,7,9]]
Output: [[5,3,4,6,7,8,9,1,2],[6,7,2,1,9,5,3,4,8],[1,9,8,3,4,2,5,6,7],[8,5,9,7,6,1,4,2,3],[4,2,6,8,5,3,7,9,1],[7,1,3,9,2,4,8,5,6],[9,6,1,5,3,7,2,8,4],[2,8,7,4,1,9,6,3,5],[3,4,5,2,8,6,1,7,9]]
Explanation: The two blank cells are filled to complete the grid.

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