This project provides a simple ASCII Maze Generator implemented in Python.
It uses recursive backtracking to generate a random maze and displays it both in the terminal (ASCII format) and graphically using Matplotlib.

• Randomized maze generation using recursive backtracking
• Customizable width, height, and random seed
• ASCII-style visualization in the terminal
• Clean visualization using Matplotlib
• Deterministic output with seed input (or random as per user)

Install dependencies before running the script:

pip install matplotlib

Run the script directly from the terminal:

python maze.py

You will be prompted to enter:

• Width: number of maze cells horizontally
• Height: number of maze cells vertically
• Seed: integer seed for deterministic generation (-1 for random maze)

Example:

Enter width: 10
Enter height: 6
Enter seed or -1 if random: 42

ASCII Maze:

#####################
S   #       #       #
# ####### ### ##### #
#       #     #   # #
####### # ####### # #
#     # #       # # #
# ##### ####### # # #
# #   #   #       # #
# # # ### ######### #
# # #   #     #   # #
# # # ####### # # # #
#   #           #   E
#####################

A neatly formatted ASCII maze is displayed in a pop-up matplotlib window for easy visualization.

1. The maze is represented as a 2D grid (1 for wall, 0 for passage).
2. Recursive carving starts from a random odd-indexed cell.
3. Each recursive step randomly picks a direction and carves a passage.
4. An entrance (S) and exit (E) are added automatically.