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On 9/2/2013 4:06 AM, Oscar Benjamin wrote:
>
> On Sep 2, 2013 2:31 AM, "Tommy Vee" <xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>  >
>  > Anyone know where I can get an easy to use Python class or algorithm
> for the Simplex optimization algorithm?  I've tried the one in the link
> below, but I can't figure out if a) I'm using it properly, or b) where
> to get the solution.  BTW, I tried some test scenarios using MS Excel's
> "Solver" and just can't get this algorithm to match Excel's results
> (which is spot on).
>  >
>  > http://taw9.hubpages.com/hub/Simplex-Algorithm-in-Python
>  >
>  > BTW, if I can't something to work, I'm going to be forced to use the
> VBA programmatic Excel interface. That wouldn't be too bad, but the data
> comes from a DB and getting it properly positioned to use Excel's
> "Solver" is very painful.  A Python approach would be much cleaner.
>
> Are you able to use scipy? It has the simplex algorithm (among many
> others) in its optimize module:
> http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/optimize.html
>
> Oscar
>
  scipy would be another possibility of last resort.  I will take a 
look. Thanks.