palindromic_primes_finder_v2.08

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: palindromic_primes_finder_v2.08.py
# Author: Jeoi Reqi

"""
Palindromic Primes Finder:

This optimized version is approximately 60.47% faster than the version 2.07!

This Python script exclusively focuses on identifying prime numbers that are palindromes.
It utilizes the equation [P = y^2 - y + 41], where 'y' is provided by the user.
The script iterates through a sequence of numbers, checking for palindromic primes, and displays the results.

**Requirements:**
- Python 3

**Usage:**
1. Run the script in a terminal or command prompt.
2. Enter the starting value for 'y'.
3. Specify the number of iterations to check.
4. The script will output prime numbers that are also palindromes along with their corresponding 'y' values.

**Note:**
- The equation used is [P = y^2 - y + 41].
- Only prime numbers that are palindromes will be displayed in the output.

Example:
Enter the starting value for y: 41
Enter the number of iterations: 10000000

Results:
[y=131, p=17071]
[y=1814, p=3288823]
[y=2738, p=7493947]
[y=2813, p=7910197]
[y=12176, p=148242841]
[y=13951, p=194616491]
[y=17692, p=312989213]
[y=281233, p=79091719097]
[y=1372760, p=1884468644881]
[y=1956282, p=3827037307283]

Processing time: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 7.526364 seconds
"""

import time

def is_prime(num):
    """
    Checks if a given number is prime.

    Args:
        num (int): The number to check for primality.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the number is prime, False otherwise.
    """
    if num < 2:
        return False
    if num == 2 or num == 3:
        return True
    if num % 2 == 0 or num % 3 == 0:
        return False

    for i in range(5, int(num**0.5) + 1, 6):
        if num % i == 0 or num % (i + 2) == 0:
            return False

    return True

def is_palindrome(num):
    """
    Checks if a given number is a palindrome.

    Args:
        num (int): The number to check for palindrome.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the number is a palindrome, False otherwise.
    """
    str_num = str(num)
    return str_num == str_num[::-1]

def check_palindrome_prime(y):
    """
    Checks if a given 'y' produces a palindromic prime.

    Args:
        y (int): The 'y' value.

    Returns:
        tuple: A tuple (y, P) if 'y' produces a palindromic prime, None otherwise.
    """
    P = y**2 - y + 41
    return (y, P) if is_palindrome(P) else None

def generate_primes_and_palindromes(start_y, iterations):
    """
    Generates and identifies prime and palindromic prime numbers.

    Args:
        start_y (int): The starting value for 'y'.
        iterations (int): The number of iterations to check.

    Returns:
        None
    """
    results = []
    start_time = time.time()

    for y in range(start_y, start_y + iterations):
        result = check_palindrome_prime(y)
        if result:
            results.append(result)

    print("\nResults:")
    if not results:
        print("No Palindromic Primes found.")
    else:
        for result in results:
            print(f"[y={result[0]}, p={result[1]}]")

    end_time = time.time()
    elapsed_time = end_time - start_time

    hours, remainder = divmod(elapsed_time, 3600)
    minutes, seconds = divmod(remainder, 60)
    print(f"\nProcessing time: {int(hours)} hours, {int(minutes)} minutes, {seconds:.6f} seconds\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    start_y = int(input("Enter the starting value for y: "))
    iterations = int(input("Enter the number of iterations: "))
    generate_primes_and_palindromes(start_y, iterations)