scipy / std

Description

The present pluginis based on the python package plugin. Therein, the function scipy.optimze.minimize is used. See details on the function here

Yaml arguments

The following arguments are used to configure the plugin. pyCIF will return an exception at the initialization if mandatory arguments are not specified, or if any argument does not fit accepted values or type:

Mandatory arguments

method: (mandatory)

Type of solver.

accepted type: str

Optional arguments

maxiter: (optional)

Maximum number of iterations

accepted type: int

maxfun: (optional)

Maximum number of function evaluation

accepted type: int

epsg: (optional)

Condition on the norm of the gradient. Converges if ||g||_k < epsg . ||g||_0

accepted type: float

Requirements

The current plugin requires the present plugins to run properly:

Requirement name

Requirement type

Explicit definition

Any valid

Default name

Default version

simulator

Simulator

True

True

gausscost

std

Yaml template

Please find below a template for a Yaml configuration:

 1minimizer:
 2  plugin:
 3    name: scipy
 4    version: std
 5    type: minimizer
 6
 7  # Mandatory arguments
 8  method: XXXXX  # str
 9
10  # Optional arguments
11  maxiter: XXXXX  # int
12  maxfun: XXXXX  # int
13  epsg: XXXXX  # float