具体算法Peter Norvig大神已经说得很清楚了，偶就不啰嗦了。初学ruby练练手。

  class Sudoku
    WIDTH = 9
    HEIGHT = 9
    UNIT = 3
    def initialize()
        init_dependency_table()
    end

    def ok(quiz_candidates)
        quiz_candidates.find(){|candidate| candidate.length > 1} == nil
    end

    def deduce(quiz_candidates)
        do_sth = false
        first = true
        li = 0
        until (!first && !do_sth)
            li += 1
            first = false
            do_sth = false
            (0..80).each() do |i|
                candidate = quiz_candidates[i]
                # for each square, if it has more than one candidate, try elimate it
                if candidate.length > 1 
                    @dependency[i].each() do |depend_square|
                        square_values = quiz_candidates[depend_square]
                        # travel its dependent square to see if the square has only one candiate
                        # if yes, elimate it from out candidate
                        if (square_values.length == 1  && candidate.delete(square_values[0]) != nil)
                            do_sth = true
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end

    def process(quiz_candidates)
        deduce(quiz_candidates)
        bad = quiz_candidates.find{|c| c.length > 1}
        if bad == nil
            return true
        else
            bad2 = bad.dup
            bad2.each do |d|
                bad.delete(d)
                if process(quiz_candidates)
                    return true
                else
                    bad.push(d)
                end
            end
        end
        return fasle
    end
    def solve(quiz)
        quiz_candidates = quiz.scan(/./).map(){|s| s.to_i}.map(){|i| i == 0?Array(1..9):[i]}
        if  process(quiz_candidates)
            Array(0..8).map() do |line|
                puts quiz_candidates[line * WIDTH, WIDTH].flatten().join(",")
            end
        else
            puts "Can't solve"
        end
    end

    def init_dependency_table()
        groups = []
        groups += (0..HEIGHT - 1).map(){|i| Array(i*WIDTH...(i+1)*WIDTH)}
        groups += (0..WIDTH-1).map(){|i| (0..8).map(){|j| j*WIDTH + i}}
        groups += [0,27,54, 3, 30, 57, 6, 33, 60].map() do |i|
            [i, i+1, i+2, i+WIDTH, i+WIDTH+1, i+WIDTH+2, i+2*WIDTH, i+2*WIDTH+1, i+2*WIDTH+2]
        end
        @dependency = Array.new(WIDTH * HEIGHT)
        0.upto(@dependency.length - 1) do |i|
            @dependency[i] = []
            depends = []
            groups.each() do |group|
                if group.index(i) != nil
                    dup = group.dup()
                    dup.delete(i)
                    @dependency[i] += dup
                end
            end
            @dependency[i].uniq!
            puts "@dependency[#{i}]: #{@dependency[i].join(",")}"
        end
    end
end
lines = "
4.....8.5.3..........7......2.....6.....8.4......1.......6.3.7.5..2.....1.4......
52...6.........7.13...........4..8..6......5...........418.........3..2...87.....
6.....8.3.4.7.................5.4.7.3..2.....1.6.......2.....5.....8.6......1....
48.3............71.2.......7.5....6....2..8.............1.76...3.....4......5....
....14....3....2...7..........9...3.6.1.............8.2.....1.4....5.6.....7.8...
......52..8.4......3...9...5.1...6..2..7........3.....6...1..........7.4.......3.
6.2.5.........3.4..........43...8....1....2........7..5..27...........81...6.....
.524.........7.1..............8.2...3.....6...9.5.....1.6.3...........897........
6.2.5.........4.3..........43...8....1....2........7..5..27...........81...6.....
.923.........8.1...........1.7.4...........658.........6.5.2...4.....7.....9.....
6..3.2....5.....1..........7.26............543.........8.15........4.2........7..
.6.5.1.9.1...9..539....7....4.8...7.......5.8.817.5.3.....5.2............76..8...
..5...987.4..5...1..7......2...48....9.1.....6..2.....3..6..2.......9.7.......5..
3.6.7...........518.........1.4.5...7.....6.....2......2.....4.....8.3.....5.....
1.....3.8.7.4..............2.3.1...........958.........5.6...7.....8.2...4.......
6..3.2....4.....1..........7.26............543.........8.15........4.2........7..
....3..9....2....1.5.9..............1.2.8.4.6.8.5...2..75......4.1..6..3.....4.6.
45.....3....8.1....9...........5..9.2..7.....8.........1..4..........7.2...6..8..
.237....68...6.59.9.....7......4.97.3.7.96..2.........5..47.........2....8.......
..84...3....3.....9....157479...8........7..514.....2...9.6...2.5....4......9..56
.98.1....2......6.............3.2.5..84.........6.........4.8.93..5...........1..
..247..58..............1.4.....2...9528.9.4....9...1.........3.3....75..685..2...
4.....8.5.3..........7......2.....6.....5.4......1.......6.3.7.5..2.....1.9......
.2.3......63.....58.......15....9.3....7........1....8.879..26......6.7...6..7..4
1.....7.9.4...72..8.........7..1..6.3.......5.6..4..2.........8..53...7.7.2....46
4.....3.....8.2......7........1...8734.......6........5...6........1.4...82......
.......71.2.8........4.3...7...6..5....2..3..9........6...7.....8....4......5....
6..3.2....4.....8..........7.26............543.........8.15........8.2........7..
.47.8...1............6..7..6....357......5....1..6....28..4.....9.1...4.....2.69.
......8.17..2........5.6......7...5..1....3...8.......5......2..4..8....6...3....
38.6.......9.......2..3.51......5....3..1..6....4......17.5..8.......9.......7.32
...5...........5.697.....2...48.2...25.1...3..8..3.........4.7..13.5..9..2...31..
.2.......3.5.62..9.68...3...5..........64.8.2..47..9....3.....1.....6...17.43....
.8..4....3......1........2...5...4.69..1..8..2...........3.9....6....5.....2.....
..8.9.1...6.5...2......6....3.1.7.5.........9..4...3...5....2...7...3.8.2..7....4
4.....5.8.3..........7......2.....6.....5.8......1.......6.3.7.5..2.....1.8......
1.....3.8.6.4..............2.3.1...........958.........5.6...7.....8.2...4.......
1....6.8..64..........4...7....9.6...7.4..5..5...7.1...5....32.3....8...4........
249.6...3.3....2..8.......5.....6......2......1..4.82..9.5..7....4.....1.7...3...
...8....9.873...4.6..7.......85..97...........43..75.......3....3...145.4....2..1
...5.1....9....8...6.......4.1..........7..9........3.8.....1.5...2..4.....36....
......8.16..2........7.5......6...2..1....3...8.......2......7..3..8....5...4....
.476...5.8.3.....2.....9......8.5..6...1.....6.24......78...51...6....4..9...4..7
.....7.95.....1...86..2.....2..73..85......6...3..49..3.5...41724................
.4.5.....8...9..3..76.2.....146..........9..7.....36....1..4.5..6......3..71..2..
.834.........7..5...........4.1.8..........27...3.....2.6.5....5.....8........1..
..9.....3.....9...7.....5.6..65..4.....3......28......3..75.6..6...........12.3.8
.26.39......6....19.....7.......4..9.5....2....85.....3..2..9..4....762.........4
2.3.8....8..7...........1...6.5.7...4......3....1............82.5....6...1.......
6..3.2....1.....5..........7.26............843.........8.15........8.2........7..
1.....9...64..1.7..7..4.......3.....3.89..5....7....2.....6.7.9.....4.1....129.3.
.........9......84.623...5....6...453...1...6...9...7....1.....4.5..2....3.8....9
.2....5938..5..46.94..6...8..2.3.....6..8.73.7..2.........4.38..7....6..........5
9.4..5...25.6..1..31......8.7...9...4..26......147....7.......2...3..8.6.4.....9.
...52.....9...3..4......7...1.....4..8..453..6...1...87.2........8....32.4..8..1.
53..2.9...24.3..5...9..........1.827...7.........981.............64....91.2.5.43.
1....786...7..8.1.8..2....9........24...1......9..5...6.8..........5.9.......93.4
....5...11......7..6.....8......4.....9.1.3.....596.2..8..62..7..7......3.5.7.2..
.47.2....8....1....3....9.2.....5...6..81..5.....4.....7....3.4...9...1.4..27.8..
......94.....9...53....5.7..8.4..1..463...........7.8.8..7.....7......28.5.26....
.2......6....41.....78....1......7....37.....6..412....1..74..5..8.5..7......39..
1.....3.8.6.4..............2.3.1...........758.........7.5...6.....8.2...4.......
2....1.9..1..3.7..9..8...2.......85..6.4.........7...3.2.3...6....5.....1.9...2.5
..7..8.....6.2.3...3......9.1..5..6.....1.....7.9....2........4.83..4...26....51.
...36....85.......9.4..8........68.........17..9..45...1.5...6.4....9..2.....3...
34.6.......7.......2..8.57......5....7..1..2....4......36.2..1.......9.......7.82
......4.18..2........6.7......8...6..4....3...1.......6......2..5..1....7...3....
.4..5..67...1...4....2.....1..8..3........2...6...........4..5.3.....8..2........
.......4...2..4..1.7..5..9...3..7....4..6....6..1..8...2....1..85.9...6.....8...3
8..7....4.5....6............3.97...8....43..5....2.9....6......2...6...7.71..83.2
.8...4.5....7..3............1..85...6.....2......4....3.26............417........
....7..8...6...5...2...3.61.1...7..2..8..534.2..9.......2......58...6.3.4...1....
......8.16..2........7.5......6...2..1....3...8.......2......7..4..8....5...3....
.2..........6....3.74.8.........3..2.8..4..1.6..5.........1.78.5....9..........4.
.52..68.......7.2.......6....48..9..2..41......1.....8..61..38.....9...63..6..1.9
....1.78.5....9..........4..2..........6....3.74.8.........3..2.8..4..1.6..5.....
1.......3.6.3..7...7...5..121.7...9...7........8.1..2....8.64....9.2..6....4.....
4...7.1....19.46.5.....1......7....2..2.3....847..6....14...8.6.2....3..6...9....
......8.17..2........5.6......7...5..1....3...8.......5......2..3..8....6...4....
963......1....8......2.5....4.8......1....7......3..257......3...9.2.4.7......9..
15.3......7..4.2....4.72.....8.........9..1.8.1..8.79......38...........6....7423
..........5724...98....947...9..3...5..9..12...3.1.9...6....25....56.....7......6
....75....1..2.....4...3...5.....3.2...8...1.......6.....1..48.2........7........
6.....7.3.4.8.................5.4.8.7..2.....1.3.......2.....5.....7.9......1....
....6...4..6.3....1..4..5.77.....8.5...8.....6.8....9...2.9....4....32....97..1..
.32.....58..3.....9.428...1...4...39...6...5.....1.....2...67.8.....4....95....6.
...5.3.......6.7..5.8....1636..2.......4.1.......3...567....2.8..4.7.......2..5..
.5.3.7.4.1.........3.......5.8.3.61....8..5.9.6..1........4...6...6927....2...9..
..5..8..18......9.......78....4.....64....9......53..2.6.........138..5....9.714.
..........72.6.1....51...82.8...13..4.........37.9..1.....238..5.4..9.........79.
...658.....4......12............96.7...3..5....2.8...3..19..8..3.6.....4....473..
.2.3.......6..8.9.83.5........2...8.7.9..5........6..4.......1...1...4.22..7..8.9
.5..9....1.....6.....3.8.....8.4...9514.......3....2..........4.8...6..77..15..6.
.....2.......7...17..3...9.8..7......2.89.6...13..6....9..5.824.....891..........
3...8.......7....51..............36...2..4....7...........6.13..452...........8..
"

sudoku = Sudoku.new
lines.gsub(".","0").split(/\s/).map do |line|
    line.strip
    puts line
    if line.length == 81 
        sudoku.solve(line)
    end
    puts
end

#ref http://norvig.com/sudoku.html