Python Implementation of Evolutionary Algorithm for Beginners

Please check MorvanZhou's github repository which is an easy-to-understand tutorial and implementation for beginners. (both in English and Mandarin)

1. Tutorial CMA-ES — Evolution Strategies and Covariance Matrix Adaptation (GECCO'13)
2. CMA-ES and Advanced Adaptation Mechanisms (GECCO'18)
3. The CMA Evolution Strategy: A Tutorial (N. Hansen, 2016)

(1+1)-cma-es.py and (1+1)-cholesky-cma-es.py are my python implementation of the following paper : A Computational Efficient Covariance Matrix Update and a (1+1)-CMA for Evolution Strategies (C. Igel et al, 2006)

• Efficient Covariance Matrix Update for Variable Metric Evolution Strategies (T. Suttorp et al., 2009)
• Active Covariance Matrix Adaptation for the (1+1)-CMA-ES (D. V. Arnold and N. Hansen,2010)
• A (1+1)-CMA-ES for Constrained Optimisation (D. V. Arnold and N. Hansen,2012)