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+.venv
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diff --git a/sprint-5/laptop-allocation.py b/sprint-5/laptop-allocation.py
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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import List, Dict
+from itertools import permutations
+
+unpreferred_OS_penalty = 100
+
+class OperatingSystem(Enum):
+    MACOS = "macOS"
+    ARCH = "Arch Linux"
+    UBUNTU = "Ubuntu"
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Person:
+    name: str
+    age: int
+    preferred_operating_system: tuple  
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Laptop:
+    id: int
+    manufacturer: str
+    model: str
+    screen_size_in_inches: float
+    operating_system: OperatingSystem
+
+def allocate_laptops(people: List[Person], laptops: List[Laptop]) -> Dict[Person, Laptop]:
+    if len(people) != len(laptops):
+        raise ValueError("Number of people must match number of laptops")
+
+    best_assignment = None
+    lowest_sadness = float("inf")
+
+    for perm in permutations(laptops):
+        total_sadness = 0
+        for person, laptop in zip(people, perm):
+            if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system:
+                sadness = person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+            else:
+                sadness = unpreferred_OS_penalty
+            total_sadness += sadness
+
+        if total_sadness < lowest_sadness:
+            lowest_sadness = total_sadness
+            best_assignment = perm
+
+    return {person: laptop for person, laptop in zip(people, best_assignment)}
+
+laptops = [
+    Laptop(1, "Dell", "XPS 13", 13, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(2, "HP", "Spectre 15", 15, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(3, "Lenovo", "ThinkPad 14", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(4, "Apple", "MacBook Air", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(5, "Apple", "MacBook Pro", 16, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(6, "Dell", "Latitude", 15, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(7, "HP", "EliteBook", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(8, "Lenovo", "Yoga", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)
+]
+
+people = [
+    Person("Alice", 29, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Bob", 34, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("Charlie", 40, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Diana", 25, (OperatingSystem.MACOS,)),
+    Person("Ethan", 31, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Fiona", 27, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("George", 22, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Zara", 33, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS))
+]
+
+assignment = allocate_laptops(people, laptops)
+
+
+for person, laptop in assignment.items():
+    person_sadness_score = (
+        person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+        if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system
+        else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+    )
+    print(f"{person.name} was allocated {laptop.manufacturer} {laptop.model} "
+          f"with {laptop.operating_system.value} (Score: {person_sadness_score})")
+
+total_sadness = sum(
+    person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+    if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+    for person, laptop in assignment.items()
+)
+print("\nTotal sadness:", total_sadness)