Installation and Getting Started

Pythons: Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, PyPy3 (even Python 3.13)

Platforms: Linux/Unix and Windows

PyPI package name: pyrimidine

pyrimidine stands as a versatile framework designed for GAs, offering exceptional extensibility for a wide array of evolutionary algorithms, including particle swarm optimization and difference evolution.

Install pyrimidine

Run the following command to install pyrimidine:

pip install [-U] pyrimidine

Check the version:

$ pyrimidine --version

Note that you shold use sudo pip3 install pyrimidine to avoid the permission error.

Requirements

Pyrimidine requires few packages. It only needs numpy/scipy for computing, and pandas/matplotlib for visualization.

It is recommended to use digit_converter for decoding chromosomes to the real solutions, which is developed by the author for GA. However, users can implement the deoding method in your own method.

ezstat is also required for statistics which is also created by the author.

Both of these can be installed by including the “optional” key when installing:

pip install pyrimidine[optional]

First test

import pyrimidine
# or from pyrimidine import *