Discovering multivariate optimization methods in Python
In this section, we will analyze some numerical optimization methods contained in the Python SciPy library. SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and functions based on numpy. It contains a series of commands and high-level classes that can be used to manipulate and display data. With SciPy, functionality is added to Python, making it a data processing and system prototyping environment, similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB.
Scientific applications that use SciPy benefit from the development of add-on modules in numerous fields of numerical computing made by developers around the world. Numerical optimization problems are also covered among the available modules.
The SciPy optimize module contains numerous functions for the minimization/maximization of objective functions, both constrained and unconstrained. It treats nonlinear problems with support for both local and global optimization algorithms. In...
