Algorithms for manipulating and simulating patterns in cellular automata
pip install python-lifelib==2.2.16
lifelib
is a collection of algorithms for simulating and manipulating
patterns in cellular automata. It can be included in your project in
either of two ways:
Python package: lifelib
can be imported as a Python package,
and is compatible with both Python 2.7 and Python 3.5 (and beyond).
We recommend this for everyday use, as the Python bindings are more
high-level and user-friendly.
C++ header files: if you have a project written in C++11 or above,
specific components of lifelib
may be included. This approach is
used by the apgsearch soup
searcher and the slmake glider
synthesis compiler. Note that lifelib
is header-only owing to the
use of templates.
For lifelib
to work, you need a computer with an x86-64 processor.
This includes most personal computers, but not smartphones, tablets, or the
Raspberry Pi.
It runs easily in a POSIX environment, such as:
and requires a C++ compiler (gcc or clang) and Python (ideally with numpy).
The Python version of lifelib
can actually run in Windows' native Python
(e.g. Anaconda). A suitable Cygwin installation still needs to exist on the
machine and be locatable by lifelib
; the Python package contains a function
(lifelib.install_cygwin()
) to automatically and painlessly handle this.