The author discusses their approach to solving the Mastermind game using various tools and algorithms in Python. They explain the functions they have created, such as the scoring function and the decision entropy function, and how they are used to make guesses and determine the best next move. The author also explores the worst-case scenario and distribution of solution lengths for their solver. They mention that the greedy entropic approach is optimal for the Mastermind game but not for other similar games. The author also mentions the possibility of optimizing the code for better performance.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1185634/how-to-solve-the-mastermind-guessing-game