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## Pre-Requisites
- Ensure that Python 3 is installed.
- Install the required dependencies: `pip install matplotlib pandas`.
## `salesman.py`
- Run `python3 salesman.py --help` for usage information:
```
usage: salesman.py [-h] -i INPUT_FILE [-s SIZE] [-g NUM_GENERATIONS] [-a GIVE_UP_AFTER] [-p SELECTION_PROPORTION] [-c CROSSOVER_RATE] [-m MUTATION_RATE] [-o OUTPUT_FILE] [--quiet] [--grid-search]
Program to solve the travelling salesman problem for a given TSP file using a genetic algorithm.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i, --input-file INPUT_FILE
Path to input file in TSP format
-s, --size SIZE Initial population size
-g, --num-generations NUM_GENERATIONS
Number of generations
-a, --give-up-after GIVE_UP_AFTER
Number of generations to give up after if best solution has remained unchanged
-p, --selection-proportion SELECTION_PROPORTION
The proportion of the population to be selected (survive) on each generation
-c, --crossover-rate CROSSOVER_RATE
Probability of a selected pair of solutions to sexually reproduce
-m, --mutation-rate MUTATION_RATE
Probability of a selected offspring to undergo mutation
-o, --output-file OUTPUT_FILE
File to write TSV results to
--quiet Don't print output
--grid-search Perform a grid search for optimal population size, crossover rate, & mutation rate
```
Example usages include:
- `python3 salesman.py -i berlin52.tsp`
- `python3 salesman.py -i berlin52.tsp --grid-search`
- ``
- `python3 salesman.py -i ../materials/berlin52.tsp --size 300 --crossover-rate 0.8 --mutation-rate 0.1`
## `plots.py`
- After running `salesman.py` and getting an `output.tsv` file, the results can be plotted using `python3 plots.py output.tsv`.
## `map.py`
- I never got around to adding command-line flags, so to plot a tour using `map.py`, edit the source code to replace the path to the TSP file and the list representing the tour to the desired values.
- Then, `python3 map.py`.