Task: Stable marriage problem
Python: import copy

guyprefers = {
 'abe':  ['abi', 'eve', 'cath', 'ivy', 'jan', 'dee', 'fay', 'bea', 'hope', 'gay'],
 'bob':  ['cath', 'hope', 'abi', 'dee', 'eve', 'fay', 'bea', 'jan', 'ivy', 'gay'],
 'col':  ['hope', 'eve', 'abi', 'dee', 'bea', 'fay', 'ivy', 'gay', 'cath', 'jan'],
 'dan':  ['ivy', 'fay', 'dee', 'gay', 'hope', 'eve', 'jan', 'bea', 'cath', 'abi'],
 'ed':   ['jan', 'dee', 'bea', 'cath', 'fay', 'eve', 'abi', 'ivy', 'hope', 'gay'],
 'fred': ['bea', 'abi', 'dee', 'gay', 'eve', 'ivy', 'cath', 'jan', 'hope', 'fay'],
 'gav':  ['gay', 'eve', 'ivy', 'bea', 'cath', 'abi', 'dee', 'hope', 'jan', 'fay'],
 'hal':  ['abi', 'eve', 'hope', 'fay', 'ivy', 'cath', 'jan', 'bea', 'gay', 'dee'],
 'ian':  ['hope', 'cath', 'dee', 'gay', 'bea', 'abi', 'fay', 'ivy', 'jan', 'eve'],
 'jon':  ['abi', 'fay', 'jan', 'gay', 'eve', 'bea', 'dee', 'cath', 'ivy', 'hope']}
galprefers = {
 'abi':  ['bob', 'fred', 'jon', 'gav', 'ian', 'abe', 'dan', 'ed', 'col', 'hal'],
 'bea':  ['bob', 'abe', 'col', 'fred', 'gav', 'dan', 'ian', 'ed', 'jon', 'hal'],
 'cath': ['fred', 'bob', 'ed', 'gav', 'hal', 'col', 'ian', 'abe', 'dan', 'jon'],
 'dee':  ['fred', 'jon', 'col', 'abe', 'ian', 'hal', 'gav', 'dan', 'bob', 'ed'],
 'eve':  ['jon', 'hal', 'fred', 'dan', 'abe', 'gav', 'col', 'ed', 'ian', 'bob'],
 'fay':  ['bob', 'abe', 'ed', 'ian', 'jon', 'dan', 'fred', 'gav', 'col', 'hal'],
 'gay':  ['jon', 'gav', 'hal', 'fred', 'bob', 'abe', 'col', 'ed', 'dan', 'ian'],
 'hope': ['gav', 'jon', 'bob', 'abe', 'ian', 'dan', 'hal', 'ed', 'col', 'fred'],
 'ivy':  ['ian', 'col', 'hal', 'gav', 'fred', 'bob', 'abe', 'ed', 'jon', 'dan'],
 'jan':  ['ed', 'hal', 'gav', 'abe', 'bob', 'jon', 'col', 'ian', 'fred', 'dan']}

guys = sorted(guyprefers.keys())
gals = sorted(galprefers.keys())


def check(engaged):
    inverseengaged = dict((v,k) for k,v in engaged.items())
    for she, he in engaged.items():
        shelikes = galprefers[she]
        shelikesbetter = shelikes[:shelikes.index(he)]
        helikes = guyprefers[he]
        helikesbetter = helikes[:helikes.index(she)]
        for guy in shelikesbetter:
            guysgirl = inverseengaged[guy]
            guylikes = guyprefers[guy]
            if guylikes.index(guysgirl) > guylikes.index(she):
                print("%s and %s like each other better than "
                      "their present partners: %s and %s, respectively"
                      % (she, guy, he, guysgirl))
                return False
        for gal in helikesbetter:
            girlsguy = engaged[gal]
            gallikes = galprefers[gal]
            if gallikes.index(girlsguy) > gallikes.index(he):
                print("%s and %s like each other better than "
                      "their present partners: %s and %s, respectively"
                      % (he, gal, she, girlsguy))
                return False
    return True

def matchmaker():
    guysfree = guys[:]
    engaged  = {}
    guyprefers2 = copy.deepcopy(guyprefers)
    galprefers2 = copy.deepcopy(galprefers)
    while guysfree:
        guy = guysfree.pop(0)
        guyslist = guyprefers2[guy]
        gal = guyslist.pop(0)
        fiance = engaged.get(gal)
        if not fiance:
            
            engaged[gal] = guy
            print("  %s and %s" % (guy, gal))
        else:
            
            galslist = galprefers2[gal]
            if galslist.index(fiance) > galslist.index(guy):
                
                engaged[gal] = guy
                print("  %s dumped %s for %s" % (gal, fiance, guy))
                if guyprefers2[fiance]:
                    
                    guysfree.append(fiance)
            else:
                
                if guyslist:
                    
                    guysfree.append(guy)
    return engaged


print('\nEngagements:')
engaged = matchmaker()

print('\nCouples:')
print('  ' + ',\n  '.join('%s is engaged to %s' % couple
                          for couple in sorted(engaged.items())))
print()
print('Engagement stability check PASSED'
      if check(engaged) else 'Engagement stability check FAILED')

print('\n\nSwapping two fiances to introduce an error')
engaged[gals[0]], engaged[gals[1]] = engaged[gals[1]], engaged[gals[0]]
for gal in gals[:2]:
    print('  %s is now engaged to %s' % (gal, engaged[gal]))
print()
print('Engagement stability check PASSED'
      if check(engaged) else 'Engagement stability check FAILED')

VB: Sub M_snb()
  c00 = "_abe abi eve cath ivy jan dee fay bea hope gay " & _
        "_bob cath hope abi dee eve fay bea jan ivy gay " & _
        "_col hope eve abi dee bea fay ivy gay cath jan " & _
        "_dan ivy fay dee gay hope eve jan bea cath abi " & _
        "_ed jan dee bea cath fay eve abi ivy hope gay " & _
        "_fred bea abi dee gay eve ivy cath jan hope fay " & _
        "_gav gay eve ivy bea cath abi dee hope jan fay " & _
        "_hal abi eve hope fay ivy cath jan bea gay dee " & _
        "_ian hope cath dee gay bea abi fay ivy jan eve " & _
        "_jon abi fay jan gay eve bea dee cath ivy hope " & _
        "_abi bob fred jon gav ian abe dan ed col hal " & _
        "_bea bob abe col fred gav dan ian ed jon hal " & _
        "_cath fred bob ed gav hal col ian abe dan jon " & _
        "_dee fred jon col abe ian hal gav dan bob ed " & _
        "_eve jon hal fred dan abe gav col ed ian bob " & _
        "_fay bob abe ed ian jon dan fred gav col hal " & _
        "_gay jon gav hal fred bob abe col ed dan ian " & _
        "_hope gav jon bob abe ian dan hal ed col fred " & _
        "_ivy ian col hal gav fred bob abe ed jon dan " & _
        "_jan ed hal gav abe bob jon col ian fred dan "
     
  sn = Filter(Filter(Split(c00), "_"), "-", 0)
  Do
    c01 = Mid(c00, InStr(c00, sn(0) & " "))
    st = Split(Left(c01, InStr(Mid(c01, 2), "_")))
      For j = 1 To UBound(st) - 1
        If InStr(c00, "_" & st(j) & " ") > 0 Then
          c00 = Replace(Replace(c00, sn(0), sn(0) & "-" & st(j)), "_" & st(j), "_" & st(j) & "." & Mid(sn(0), 2))
          Exit For
        Else
          c02 = Filter(Split(c00, "_"), st(j) & ".")(0)
          c03 = Split(Split(c02)(0), ".")(1)
          If InStr(c02, " " & Mid(sn(0), 2) & " ") < InStr(c02, " " & c03 & " ") Then
            c00 = Replace(Replace(Replace(c00, c03 & "-" & st(j), c03), sn(0), sn(0) & "-" & st(j)), "_" & st(j), "_" & st(j) & "." & Mid(sn(0), 2))
            Exit For
          End If
        End If
     Next
     sn = Filter(Filter(Filter(Split(c00), "_"), "-", 0), ".", 0)
   Loop Until UBound(sn) = -1
   
   MsgBox Replace(Join(Filter(Split(c00), "-"), vbLf), "_", "")
End Sub