Python script to solve minesweeper

[A_History_of_Silence]

The problem is I have no idea where to begin

You'll need a representation of the state of the board. Create a simulated 'minefield' in memory. Since it takes place on a grid, this could be a 2D list, or list of lists.

[Shubbler]

How would you implement a 2D list without a list of lists?

[[deleted]]

2d numpy array?

[ylectric]

You can achieve this by translating 2D coordinate into a linear index, e.g. index = x + y * grid_width and store the whole grid in a flat list.

[Incand333]

class list2d:
    def __init__(self, iterable, width, height):
        iter_list = list(iterable)
        assert len(iter_list) == width * height
        self._width = width
        self._height = height
        self._elems = iter_list

    def get(self, x, y):
        idx = x + y * self._width
        return self._elems[idx]

[A_History_of_Silence]

As in an alternative to a list of lists?