OptimizationAlgorithm¶

class OptimizationAlgorithm(*args)¶

Base class for optimization wrappers.

Available constructors:: OptimizationAlgorithm(problem, verbose=False)

Parameters

problemOptimizationProblem: Optimization problem.
verbosebool: Let solver be more verbose.

See also

AbdoRackwitz, Cobyla, SQP, TNC, NLopt

Notes

Class OptimizationAlgorithm is an abstract class, which has several implementations. The default implementation is Cobyla

Examples

Define an optimization problem to find the minimum of the Rosenbrock function:

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> rosenbrock = ot.SymbolicFunction(['x1', 'x2'], ['(1-x1)^2+100*(x2-x1^2)^2'])
>>> problem = ot.OptimizationProblem(rosenbrock)
>>> solver = ot.OptimizationAlgorithm(problem)
>>> solver.setStartingPoint([0, 0])
>>> solver.setMaximumResidualError(1.e-3)
>>> solver.setMaximumEvaluationNumber(10000)
>>> solver.run()
>>> result = solver.getResult()
>>> x_star = result.getOptimalPoint()
>>> y_star = result.getOptimalValue()

Methods

`Build`(*args)	Instanciate an optimization algorithm from name or problem.
`GetAlgorithmNames`(*args)	Get the list of available solver names.
`getClassName`()	Accessor to the object’s name.
`getId`()	Accessor to the object’s id.
`getImplementation`()	Accessor to the underlying implementation.
`getMaximumAbsoluteError`()	Accessor to maximum allowed absolute error.
`getMaximumConstraintError`()	Accessor to maximum allowed constraint error.
`getMaximumEvaluationNumber`()	Accessor to maximum allowed number of evaluations.
`getMaximumIterationNumber`()	Accessor to maximum allowed number of iterations.
`getMaximumRelativeError`()	Accessor to maximum allowed relative error.
`getMaximumResidualError`()	Accessor to maximum allowed residual error.
`getName`()	Accessor to the object’s name.
`getProblem`()	Accessor to optimization problem.
`getResult`()	Accessor to optimization result.
`getStartingPoint`()	Accessor to starting point.
`getVerbose`()	Accessor to the verbosity flag.
`run`()	Launch the optimization.
`setMaximumAbsoluteError`(maximumAbsoluteError)	Accessor to maximum allowed absolute error.
`setMaximumConstraintError`(maximumConstraintError)	Accessor to maximum allowed constraint error.
`setMaximumEvaluationNumber`(…)	Accessor to maximum allowed number of evaluations.
`setMaximumIterationNumber`(maximumIterationNumber)	Accessor to maximum allowed number of iterations.
`setMaximumRelativeError`(maximumRelativeError)	Accessor to maximum allowed relative error.
`setMaximumResidualError`(maximumResidualError)	Accessor to maximum allowed residual error.
`setName`(name)	Accessor to the object’s name.
`setProblem`(problem)	Accessor to optimization problem.
`setProgressCallback`(*args)	Set up a progress callback.
`setResult`(result)	Accessor to optimization result.
`setStartingPoint`(startingPoint)	Accessor to starting point.
`setStopCallback`(*args)	Set up a stop callback.
`setVerbose`(verbose)	Accessor to the verbosity flag.

__init__(*args)¶: Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

static Build(*args)¶

Instanciate an optimization algorithm from name or problem.

Parameters

namestr or OptimizationProblem: Name of the algorithm or problem to solve. For example TNC, Cobyla or one of the NLopt solver names.

static GetAlgorithmNames(*args)¶

Get the list of available solver names.

Parameters

problemOptimizationProblem, optional: Problem to solve.

Returns

namesDescription: List of available solver names.

getClassName()¶

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns

class_namestr: The object class name (object.__class__.__name__).

getId()¶

Accessor to the object’s id.

Returns

idint: Internal unique identifier.

getImplementation()¶

Accessor to the underlying implementation.

Returns

implImplementation: The implementation class.

getMaximumAbsoluteError()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed absolute error.

Returns

maximumAbsoluteErrorfloat: Maximum allowed absolute error, where the absolute error is defined by $\epsilon^a_n=\|\vect{x}_{n+1}-\vect{x}_n\|_{\infty}$ where $\vect{x}_{n+1}$ and $\vect{x}_n$ are two consecutive approximations of the optimum.

getMaximumConstraintError()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed constraint error.

Returns

maximumConstraintErrorfloat: Maximum allowed constraint error, where the constraint error is defined by $\gamma_n=\|g(\vect{x}_n)\|_{\infty}$ where $\vect{x}_n$ is the current approximation of the optimum and $g$ is the function that gathers all the equality and inequality constraints (violated values only)

getMaximumEvaluationNumber()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed number of evaluations.

Returns

Nint: Maximum allowed number of evaluations.

getMaximumIterationNumber()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed number of iterations.

Returns

Nint: Maximum allowed number of iterations.

getMaximumRelativeError()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed relative error.

Returns

maximumRelativeErrorfloat: Maximum allowed relative error, where the relative error is defined by $\epsilon^r_n=\epsilon^a_n/\|\vect{x}_{n+1}\|_{\infty}$ if $\|\vect{x}_{n+1}\|_{\infty}\neq 0$ , else $\epsilon^r_n=-1$ .

getMaximumResidualError()¶

Accessor to maximum allowed residual error.

Returns

maximumResidualErrorfloat: Maximum allowed residual error, where the residual error is defined by $\epsilon^r_n=\frac{\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})-f(\vect{x}_{n})\|}{\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})\|}$ if $\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})\|\neq 0$ , else $\epsilon^r_n=-1$ .

getName()¶

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns

namestr: The name of the object.

getProblem()¶

Accessor to optimization problem.

Returns

problemOptimizationProblem: Optimization problem.

getResult()¶

Accessor to optimization result.

Returns

resultOptimizationResult: Result class.

getStartingPoint()¶

Accessor to starting point.

Returns

startingPointPoint: Starting point.

getVerbose()¶

Accessor to the verbosity flag.

Returns

verbosebool: Verbosity flag state.

run()¶: Launch the optimization.

setMaximumAbsoluteError(maximumAbsoluteError)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed absolute error.

Parameters

maximumAbsoluteErrorfloat: Maximum allowed absolute error, where the absolute error is defined by $\epsilon^a_n=\|\vect{x}_{n+1}-\vect{x}_n\|_{\infty}$ where $\vect{x}_{n+1}$ and $\vect{x}_n$ are two consecutive approximations of the optimum.

setMaximumConstraintError(maximumConstraintError)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed constraint error.

Parameters

maximumConstraintErrorfloat: Maximum allowed constraint error, where the constraint error is defined by $\gamma_n=\|g(\vect{x}_n)\|_{\infty}$ where $\vect{x}_n$ is the current approximation of the optimum and $g$ is the function that gathers all the equality and inequality constraints (violated values only)

setMaximumEvaluationNumber(maximumEvaluationNumber)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed number of evaluations.

Parameters

Nint: Maximum allowed number of evaluations.

setMaximumIterationNumber(maximumIterationNumber)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed number of iterations.

Parameters

Nint: Maximum allowed number of iterations.

setMaximumRelativeError(maximumRelativeError)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed relative error.

Parameters

maximumRelativeErrorfloat: Maximum allowed relative error, where the relative error is defined by $\epsilon^r_n=\epsilon^a_n/\|\vect{x}_{n+1}\|_{\infty}$ if $\|\vect{x}_{n+1}\|_{\infty}\neq 0$ , else $\epsilon^r_n=-1$ .

setMaximumResidualError(maximumResidualError)¶

Accessor to maximum allowed residual error.

Parameters

Maximum allowed residual error, where the residual error is defined by: $\epsilon^r_n=\frac{\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})-f(\vect{x}_{n})\|}{\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})\|}$ if $\|f(\vect{x}_{n+1})\|\neq 0$ , else $\epsilon^r_n=-1$ .

setName(name)¶

Accessor to the object’s name.

Parameters

namestr: The name of the object.

setProblem(problem)¶

Accessor to optimization problem.

Parameters

problemOptimizationProblem: Optimization problem.

setProgressCallback(*args)¶

Set up a progress callback.

Can be used to programmatically report the progress of an optimization.

Parameters

callbackcallable: Takes a float as argument as percentage of progress.

Examples

>>> import sys
>>> import openturns as ot
>>> rosenbrock = ot.SymbolicFunction(['x1', 'x2'], ['(1-x1)^2+100*(x2-x1^2)^2'])
>>> problem = ot.OptimizationProblem(rosenbrock)
>>> solver = ot.OptimizationAlgorithm(problem)
>>> solver.setStartingPoint([0, 0])
>>> solver.setMaximumResidualError(1.e-3)
>>> solver.setMaximumEvaluationNumber(10000)
>>> def report_progress(progress):
...     sys.stderr.write('-- progress=' + str(progress) + '%\n')
>>> solver.setProgressCallback(report_progress)
>>> solver.run()

setResult(result)¶

Accessor to optimization result.

Parameters

resultOptimizationResult: Result class.

setStartingPoint(startingPoint)¶

Accessor to starting point.

Parameters

startingPointPoint: Starting point.

setStopCallback(*args)¶

Set up a stop callback.

Can be used to programmatically stop an optimization.

Parameters

callbackcallable: Returns an int deciding whether to stop or continue.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> rosenbrock = ot.SymbolicFunction(['x1', 'x2'], ['(1-x1)^2+100*(x2-x1^2)^2'])
>>> problem = ot.OptimizationProblem(rosenbrock)
>>> solver = ot.OptimizationAlgorithm(problem)
>>> solver.setStartingPoint([0, 0])
>>> solver.setMaximumResidualError(1.e-3)
>>> solver.setMaximumEvaluationNumber(10000)
>>> def ask_stop():
...     return True
>>> solver.setStopCallback(ask_stop)
>>> solver.run()

setVerbose(verbose)¶

Accessor to the verbosity flag.

Parameters

verbosebool: Verbosity flag state.

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