The main implementation is in cgol.py You can use it like so:

import cgol
play(cgol.glider)

The library mostly works with two-dimensional arrays of 0s and 1s representing the world state.

glider2 = cgol.get_next_grid(cgol.glider)

cgol.play(initial_grid)

displays the state on stdout and clears the screen between frames

cgol.get_next_state(cell, neighborhood)

is the core function that implements the rules of Game of Life. It decides whether a cell will live, depending on its own state and its neighbors'.

cgol.get_neighborhood(grid, width, height, pos)

get the neighborhood of a cell at a given position

cgol.glider

8x8 array initialized to contain one glider.

cgol.beacon

8x8 array initialized to contain a beacon pattern.

cgol.diehard

8x8 array containing a diehard pattern.