_contextSensitiveCrossoverOccured ( self )

Called when a context sensitive crossover operation has occured

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_crossoverOccured ( self )

Called when a standard crossover operation has occured

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_forceBestOccured ( self )

Called when a force best operation has occured

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_makeProgram ( self,  lisp )

Factory method for instantiating Programs

Override this in subclasses to instantiate Program subclasses.

_mutateOccured ( self )

Called when a mutate operation has occured

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_populateOccured ( self )

Called when an individual program is populated

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_replicateOccured ( self )

Called when a replicate operation has occured

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_solutionFound ( self )

Called when the solution has been discovered

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

_statsUpdateOccured ( self )

Called when statistics are calculated for an individual program

Extended to provide console-base feedback

_statsUpdated ( self )

Called when the statitistics have been updated

This can be extended in subclasses to provide feedback.

breed ( self )

Breed the programs until a solution is found

getAdjustedFitnessSum ( self )

The sum of the adjusted fitnesses of all Programs in list

getAverageAdjustedFitness ( self )

Returns the average adjusted fitness of the population

getAverageDepth ( self )

Reports the average depth of the population

getBestProgram ( self )

The best Program in the list

getDeepestDepth ( self )

Reports the deepest depth in the population

getEnvironment ( self )

Returns the current Environment

getGeneration ( self )

Returns the generation number of the population

getWorstProgram ( self )

The worst Program in the list

load ( self,  path )

Load a population from a file

next ( self )

Breed the programs to create the next generation

populate ( self )

Populate the population

reset ( self )

Reset the Population to its initial (empty) state

save ( self )

Save the current population to the file provided

show ( self )

Abstract method for showing the Population

Implement this in subclasses to provide custom display formats.