Make24

Make24

Solves make-24 number puzzles in a Gradio page, using a small solver module, for puzzle fans, teachers and students who like arithmetic games.

Made by jacklinquan on Hugging Face. These notes are Mindket's, written from its Space page and README; the app's own files and license are on Hugging Face.

About

What it is: Make24 is a small Gradio app for the make-24 puzzle, judging by its name and its solver file. In that puzzle you combine given numbers with arithmetic to reach 24. The repository holds a README, the app file and make24_solver.py.

Who it suits: It suits puzzle fans, teachers and students who want help with a make-24 round, and Python learners who want a short solver to read. The record gives no description of the controls, so open the page to see them.

Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example
Education | Math teachers | Check answers for a classroom puzzle | Enter four numbers and compare with the app
Games | Puzzle fans | Find a solution when stuck on a round | Enter the numbers from a card
Software | Python learners | Read a short solver wrapped in Gradio | Open make24_solver.py next to app.py

You can skip it if you want a general calculator or a game with scoring.

Where to use it:

• A web browser, on the Space's page on Hugging Face
• Windows, macOS or Linux with Python, from a downloaded copy

Use case | Who | What they get back
Solve a make-24 puzzle | Players | A way to reach 24 with the numbers given
Check classroom answers | Teachers | A quick second opinion on a puzzle
Study a small solver | Learners | A short Python solver and a Gradio page

How to set it up:

• Nothing at all if you use the online Space
• Python on your computer, only if you run a copy
• Gradio, which the steps below install

1. Open the Space's page in a browser to use it with nothing to install.
2. To run a copy, install the Hugging Face Hub package and download the Space.
3. Move into the new folder and install Gradio.
4. Start the app with Python.

pip install -U huggingface_hub
hf download jacklinquan/make24 --repo-type space --local-dir make24
cd make24
pip install gradio
python app.py

How to use it: Online, open the Space and use the controls on its page. On your own machine, run the main file from the Space folder, then use the page it serves. The record does not list the controls, so look at the page.

python app.py

Example: You open the Space and enter the numbers from a puzzle, say the four on a card. The app returns a way to reach 24 with them, if one exists. The record shows no sample, so the exact input format depends on the page.

For newcomers and experts: The make-24 puzzle gives you a handful of numbers and asks you to reach 24 using plus, minus, times and divide. Start by opening the Space and entering a set you already know the answer to.

If you know the field, the solving logic lives in make24_solver.py, apart from the Gradio page in app.py. The record gives no details on the search method, so read that file to see how it works.

You enter the puzzle numbers
The Gradio page passes them to the solver
make24_solver.py looks for a way to reach 24
The page shows the answer

Good to know:

• License: MIT, as listed on the Space
• Cost to run: none named
• Data it reaches: only the numbers you enter
• Not for: the record names no exclusions, and it lists no package file beyond Gradio

On Hugging Face, 13 November 2026

• Likes: 1
• Built with: gradio
• License: mit

Links

• Space: https://huggingface.co/spaces/jacklinquan/make24
• Files: https://huggingface.co/spaces/jacklinquan/make24/tree/main

Try it

Open the Space in your browser, or copy it to your own Hugging Face account from its page. Nothing in this kit runs by itself.