Path Visualizer

A python project to visualize search algorithms on a grid. This project is built using the flask framework and the front-end is built using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as uses tailwindcss for styling. The search algorithms implemented are:

• Breadth First Search
• Depth First Search
• A* Search Algorithm (using the Manhattan distance heuristic)

Setup

Create a separate conda environment with the python version 3.9 using the following command:

conda create -n pathVisualizer python=3.9

then activate the environment:

conda activate pathVisualizer

and install the required libraries using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

# activate the conda environment
conda activate pathVisualizer

# run the flask application
python run.py