#!/usr/bin/python3 from timeit import default_timer def main(): start = default_timer() found = 0 m = 2 while not found: for n in range(1, m): a = m * m - n * n b = 2 * m * n c = m * m + n * n if a + b + c == 1000: found = 1 break m = m + 1 end = default_timer() print('Project Euler, Problem 9') print('Answer: {}'.format(a * b * c)) print('Elapsed time: {:.9f} seconds'.format(end - start)) if __name__ == '__main__': main()