On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:00:06 -0000, <scipy-user-request@scipy.org> wrote:

Marek Wojciechowski wrote:

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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:35:39 -0000, <scipy-user-request@scipy.org> wrote:

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There are some GA frameworks and recipes around for Python (that one of scipy (scipy.ga?) disapeared?). Which can be recommended?

There is pikaia optimizer in fortran: http://www.hao.ucar.edu/Public/models/pikaia/pikaia.html

I created a python wrapper of this routine (with f2py) and this is included in ffnet distribution. Look at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffnet After downloadind and installing ffnet you are granted with pikaia in python. Just write:

from pikaia import pikaia

Look at pikaia docstring for info how to use it.

thanks, is there some info on the method used there - especially if/how it will auto-adjust the mutation/crossover rates? Robert

Yes, there is some info. And more in pikaia userguide downloadable from their homepage. -- Marek Wojciechowski