John D. Cook • 7/21/2026

Forensic accounting in Python

This article demonstrates a forensic accounting technique using Python to reverse engineer ambiguous data. It shows how to enumerate all possible combinations of uncertain values using itertools.product, calculate sums, and identify which combination matches a known total. The example involves three variables with multiple possible values, illustrating how to deduce the correct inputs or detect inconsistencies. The post is relevant to IT/technology as it covers programming, data analysis, and practical Python coding.

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