Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: frigidum
Version: 0.2.2
Summary: Simulated Annealing using tqdm
Home-page: https://gitlab.com/whendrik/frigidum
Author: Willem Hendriks
Author-email: whendrik@gmail.com
License: UNKNOWN
Description: # Simulated Annealing package for Python, using tqdm
        
        ![frigidum](https://gitlab.com/whendrik/frigidum/-/raw/master/images/frigidum_0.9.1.gif)
        
        ## Installation
        
        ```
        pip install frigidum
        ```
        
        ## Example Usage
        
        ```
        import frigidum
        
        import random
        
        def random_start():
            return 50 + random.random()
        
        def random_small_step(x):
            return x + 0.1 * (random.random() - .5)
        
        def random_big_step(x):
            return x + 10 * (random.random() - .5)
        
        def obj(x):
            return x**2
        
        local_opt = frigidum.sa(random_start=random_start, 
                                neighbours=[random_small_step, random_big_step], 
                                objective_function=obj, 
                                T_start=100, 
                                T_stop=0.000001, 
                                repeats=10**4, 
                                copy_state=frigidum.annealing.naked)
        ```
        
        Arguments:
         - `random_start` : function which returns a random start / state.
         - `objective_function` : objective function to minimize.
         - `neighbours` : **list** of neighbor functions, for one use [func]. For each proposal, a neighbour is randomly selected (equal weights).
         - `T_start` : Starting temperature.
         - `T_stop` : Stopping temperature.
         - `alpha` : lower temperature by this factor, after repeats proposals.
         - `repeats` : at each lowering by alpha, do repeats proposals.
         - `copy`  = `frigidum.annealing.copy`, `frigidum.annealing.deepcopy`, `frigidum.annealing.naked`, or custom - the copy method.
        
        
        ## Movements
        
        A movement is a when a proposed state is accepted, and the objective function has changed. For each batch of repeats, the proportion of movements are displayed.
        
        - In the early phase of annealing, movements should happen >90%.
        
        - In the last phase of annealing, movements should happen <10%.
        
        Movements are useful to determine the starting- and stopping temperature; `T_start` & `T_stop`, with the above guidelines.
        
        ## Copy'ing of States
        
        3 most important copy methods are included in the `annealing` module,
        
        ```
        def copy(state):
        	return state.copy()
        
        def deepcopy(state):
        	return state.deepcopy()
        
        def naked(state):
        	return state
        ```
        
        In the example, `naked` with the argument `copy_state=frigidum.annealing.naked` is used,
        
        - use `copy_state=frigidum.annealing.copy` for `copy()`,
        - use `copy_state=frigidum.annealing.deepcopy` for `deepcopy()`,
        - use `copy_state=frigidum.annealing.naked` if `a = b` would already create a copy.
        
        ## General Advise with Simulated Annealing
        
        - Focus on the neighbour function, not the cooling scheme or acceptance variations.
        - To get inspiration for random neighbours, try solve a similar problem yourself.
        - Try multiple neighbours together, combinations usually work well. The `neighbours` argument expects a list of neighbours.
        - Try add neighbours, that might work well when cold.
        - Try add neighbours, that might work well when warm.
        - Try add neighbours, that find a local minima with local greedy algorithm.
        - It is difficult to predict the effect of random neighbour, usually my ideas don't survive the outcome of experiments.
        - When conditions apply, stay within the feasible zone when possible.
        
        
        ## To-Do:
        
        - Multitreadding (N simultanous anneals)
        - Drilling (after repeats, re-repeat with low temp)
        - Re-Annealing
        - Auto-set start Tempreature (Based on >90% movemenets)
        - Auto-stop (Based on near 0 movements)
        
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=3.6
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