PyLife - a Game of Life implementation

by Jacob Paulette

Implemented in Python 3. Compatible with Python 2. Reads rle pattern files.

External Dependencies:

scipy

numpy

pygame 1.9.1 for Python 2, pygame 1.9.2 for Python 3

Usage:

optional arguments:

-h, --help	show this help message and exit
-g GEN, --gen GEN
	Generations of life.
-w WAIT, --wait WAIT
	Time in ms between frames.
-p PIX, --pix PIX
	Cell size, recomended (2-5).
-wr, --wrap	Call flag to let matrix wrap around itself.

-fr FRAME, --frame FRAME

Frames of dead cells around pattern, recommend at least 5.

-f FILE, --file FILE
	File/directory of for rle pattern file.
-r RAND, --rand RAND
	Make random life matrix of (n,n) dimensions.
--nogui	Turns off GUI, for benchmarking Life class.

In terminal:

>python main.py # will use default pattern rle.string, in rle.py

>python main.py -f file.txt -p 2 -wr # etc.