generators.md

Population Generators

To initialise the population, a number of random generators are provided.

Vector-based populations

For EAs and GAs.

Discrete domains

binary_vector_pop
permutation_vector_pop

Continuous domains

normal_rand_vector_pop
unif_rand_vector_pop

Particle-based populations

For particle-swarm optimisation.

!!! compat "EvoLP 1.1" Particle objects in EvoLP pre-v.1.1 had no fitness placeholders. If you use a custom Particle generator, you might want to update it. For built-in generators and algorithms, the update would not be noticeable.

Particle

unif_rand_particle_pop
normal_rand_particle_pop