evolution-simulation

Simple evolution simulation algorithm written in Python. Data analysis is performed using R with Quarto. More detailed information can be found in summary report: reporting/summary/summary.html.

Instructions

Follow the steps below to run the project on your local device and reproduce results (Windows syntax):

1. Download and install Python 3.9
2. Download and install most recent R distribution
3. Download and install most recent Quarto version
4. Recommended editor: Visual Studio Code
5. Clone repository: git clone git@github.com:Jakub-Markowiak/evolution-simulation.git (or download manually and extract to specific location)
6. Create virtual python environment and install required packages. Open command line and type:

cd evolution-simulation
python -m venv .evolution-simulation

7. Activate virtual environment in VSCode terminal and install required packages:

./.evolution-simulation/Scripts/activate.bat
pip install -r ./requirements.txt

8. Run reporting/summary/summary.qmd to generate dynamic report. Run python cells manually to generate new simulation data.

   Warning: new data generation may take up to 2 hours!