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Curti   |   Walkers   | **Linux** : [![Travis](https://travis-ci.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers) \u003cbr/\u003e **Windows** : [![appveyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/x7sbj6atp1a9cwuv?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Nico-Curti/walkers)  | ![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/PyPI-v1.0.0-orange.svg?style=plastic) | [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL-blue.svg?style=plastic)](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/LICENSE)\r\n\r\n[![GitHub pull-requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr/Nico-Curti/walkers.svg?style=plastic)](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/walkers/pulls)\r\n[![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/Nico-Curti/walkers.svg?style=plastic)](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/walkers/issues)\r\n\r\n[![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Nico-Curti/walkers.svg?label=Stars\u0026style=social)](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/walkers/stargazers)\r\n[![GitHub watchers](https://img.shields.io/github/watchers/Nico-Curti/walkers.svg?label=Watch\u0026style=social)](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/walkers/watchers)\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/UniboDIFABiophysics\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https://cdn.rawgit.com/physycom/templates/697b327d/logo_unibo.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\"\u003e\r\n\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n# Random Walkers Simulator\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/Walkers/tests/main.py\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/docs/img/example.png\" width=\"266\" height=\"191\" class=\"center\"\u003e\r\n\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Walkers toolbox provides a set of optimization algorithms and random walk process inspired by natural process and physical equations. The package also includes a set of common score functions (landscape) to study the characteristics of each walkers and the pro and cons of each optimization strategy.\r\n\r\n1. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)\r\n2. [Installation](#installation)\r\n3. [Usage](#usage)\r\n3. [Background](#background)\r\n4. [Contribution](#contribution)\r\n4. [Authors](#authors)\r\n5. [Acknowledgement](#Acknowledgement)\r\n\r\n## Prerequisites\r\n\r\n**Walkers** support a pure Python implementation and a pure C++ version. To install the two components see the section below.\r\n\r\nThe **Python version** depends only by the most common scientific libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib).\r\n\r\nThe **C++ version** supports only c++ standard 17 and needs OpenGL to perform walker visualization. To enable the multithreading support just build the files with the OMP flags ON.\r\n\r\n## Installation\r\n\r\nFor the **Python installation** see [here](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/docs/python_install.md).\r\n\r\nFor the **C++ installation** see [here](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/docs/cpp_install.md).\r\n\r\nFor any troubles with the dependencies installation we recomend the use of [**ShUt**](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/shut) which includes a complete set of *no root* users installation scripts.\r\n\r\n**NOTE:** In the Python version the directory [wip](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/tree/master/Walkers/wip) includes incomplete and untested methods that are *work in progress* yet.\r\n\r\n**NOTE:** The C++ version is incomplete and untested yet so pay attention to use it! I will finish it ASAP (compatibly with my social life).\r\n\r\n## Usage\r\n\r\n**Walkers** includes a large set of landscape functions commonly used in optimization algorithms testing. These functions are supported either in the Python version either in the C++ one and they are extracted from [https://www.sfu.ca/~ssurjano/optimization.html](https://www.sfu.ca/~ssurjano/optimization.html).\r\n\r\nEach Python source code includes a small *__main__* function to test and show how to use it also in relation with the other codes. A complete example is given in [test.py](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/Walkers/tests/main.py).\r\n\r\nRegard the C++ implementation a fully example is given in [run.cpp](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/example/run.cpp) which is also the only real cpp file in the project. All the optimization algorihtms are available just including the single header [walkers.h](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/Walkers/blob/master/cpp/include/walkers.h).\r\n\r\n## Background\r\n\r\nThe Walkers project is inspired by the [EvoloPy](https://github.com/7ossam81/EvoloPy) project and it is proposed as an optimization and extension of that.\r\n\r\n## Contribution\r\n\r\nAny contribution is more than welcome :heart:. Just fill an issue or a pull request and I will check ASAP!\r\n\r\n## Authors\r\n\r\n* **Nico Curti** [git](https://github.com/Nico-Curti), [unibo](https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/nico.curti2)\r\n\r\nSee also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/Nico-Curti/walkers/contributors) who partecipated in this project.\r\n\r\n## Acknowledgments\r\n\r\nThanks goes to all contributors of this project:\r\n\r\n[\u003cimg src=\"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/41203427?s=400\u0026v=4\" width=\"100px;\"/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cb\u003eDott.ssa Silvia Vitali\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e](https://github.com/silviavitali)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\r\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnico-curti%2Fwalkers","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnico-curti%2Fwalkers","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnico-curti%2Fwalkers/lists"}