Hands-On Neuroevolution with Python

NEAT-Python usage example

The following is a general example of how to use the NEAT-Python library, without any particular problem in mind. It describes the typical steps to be taken and how to obtain the necessary results. We will use this library extensively throughout this book. You can skip to the next chapter for the concrete usage example, but you should follow through to the end of this chapter to learn more about alternative libraries. Let's get started:

1. Load the NEAT settings and the initial genome configuration:

config = neat.Config(neat.DefaultGenome, neat.DefaultReproduction, neat.DefaultSpeciesSet, neat.DefaultStagnation, config_file)

Here, the config_file parameter points to the file that contains the NEAT-Python library settings ...