[gecode-users] [ANN] gecode-python

[Denys Duchier]

I am pleased to announce the first release of gecode-python, a package
providing simplified Python bindings for Gecode.  It is available from
PyPI.

    easy_install gecode-python
or  easy_install --prefix ~ gecode-python

or by downloading the source code and executing in the source directory:

    python setup.py install
or  python setup.py install --prefix ~

This package is hosted on launchpad:

    https://launchpad.net/gecode-python

You can obtain a copy of the repository with:

    bzr branch lp:gecode-python

To illustate how these bindings can be used, here is SEND+MORE=MONEY:

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and here SEND+MOST=MONEY, for optimization:

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There is currently no support for minimodel-like constraint posting, but
there is experimental support for "disjunctors" (speculative
disjunctions).

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I welcome suggestions, bug reports (on launchpad), and contributions.

Cheers,

--Denys