subset_sum, a Python code which seeks solutions of the subset sum problem, in which it is desired to find a subset of integers which has a given sum.
SUBSET_SUM_TABLE works by a kind of dynamic programming approach, constructing a table of all possible sums from 1 to S. The storage required is N * S, so for large S this can be an issue.
SUBSET_SUM_FIND works by brute force, trying every possible subset to see if it sums to the desired value. It uses the bits of a 32 bit integer to keep track of the possibilities, and hence cannot work with more N = 31 weights.
The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license
subset_sum is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.
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