"""
Python implementation of the simplex algorithm for solving linear programs in
tabular form with
- `>=`, `<=`, and `=` constraints and
- each variable `x1, x2, ...>= 0`.
See https://gist.github.com/imengus/f9619a568f7da5bc74eaf20169a24d98 for how to
convert linear programs to simplex tableaus, and the steps taken in the simplex
algorithm.
Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplex_algorithm
https://tinyurl.com/simplex4beginners
"""
from typing import Any
import numpy as np
class Tableau:
"""Operate on simplex tableaus
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,1],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4]]), 2, 2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: Tableau must have type float64
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,-1],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]), 2, 2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: RHS must be > 0
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,1],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]), -2, 2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: number of (artificial) variables must be a natural number
"""
maxiter = 100
def __init__(
self, tableau: np.ndarray, n_vars: int, n_artificial_vars: int
) -> None:
if tableau.dtype != "float64":
raise TypeError("Tableau must have type float64")
if not (tableau[:, -1] >= 0).all():
raise ValueError("RHS must be > 0")
if n_vars < 2 or n_artificial_vars < 0:
raise ValueError(
"number of (artificial) variables must be a natural number"
)
self.tableau = tableau
self.n_rows, n_cols = tableau.shape
self.n_vars, self.n_artificial_vars = n_vars, n_artificial_vars
self.n_stages = (self.n_artificial_vars > 0) + 1
self.n_slack = n_cols - self.n_vars - self.n_artificial_vars - 1
self.objectives = ["max"]
if self.n_artificial_vars:
self.objectives.append("min")
self.col_titles = self.generate_col_titles()
self.row_idx = None
self.col_idx = None
self.stop_iter = False
def generate_col_titles(self) -> list[str]:
"""Generate column titles for tableau of specific dimensions
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,1],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]),
... 2, 0).generate_col_titles()
['x1', 'x2', 's1', 's2', 'RHS']
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,1],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]),
... 2, 2).generate_col_titles()
['x1', 'x2', 'RHS']
"""
args = (self.n_vars, self.n_slack)
string_starts = ["x", "s"]
titles = []
for i in range(2):
for j in range(args[i]):
titles.append(string_starts[i] + str(j + 1))
titles.append("RHS")
return titles
def find_pivot(self) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
"""Finds the pivot row and column.
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-2,1,0,0,0], [3,1,1,0,6], [1,2,0,1,7.]]),
... 2, 0).find_pivot()
(1, 0)
"""
objective = self.objectives[-1]
sign = (objective == "min") - (objective == "max")
col_idx = np.argmax(sign * self.tableau[0, :-1])
if sign * self.tableau[0, col_idx] <= 0:
self.stop_iter = True
return 0, 0
s = slice(self.n_stages, self.n_rows)
dividend = self.tableau[s, -1]
divisor = self.tableau[s, col_idx]
nans = np.full(self.n_rows - self.n_stages, np.nan)
quotients = np.divide(dividend, divisor, out=nans, where=divisor > 0)
row_idx = np.nanargmin(quotients) + self.n_stages
return row_idx, col_idx
def pivot(self, row_idx: int, col_idx: int) -> np.ndarray:
"""Pivots on value on the intersection of pivot row and column.
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-2,-3,0,0,0],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]),
... 2, 2).pivot(1, 0).tolist()
... # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
[[0.0, 3.0, 2.0, 0.0, 8.0],
[1.0, 3.0, 1.0, 0.0, 4.0],
[0.0, -8.0, -3.0, 1.0, -8.0]]
"""
piv_row = self.tableau[row_idx].copy()
piv_val = piv_row[col_idx]
piv_row *= 1 / piv_val
for idx, coeff in enumerate(self.tableau[:, col_idx]):
self.tableau[idx] += -coeff * piv_row
self.tableau[row_idx] = piv_row
return self.tableau
def change_stage(self) -> np.ndarray:
"""Exits first phase of the two-stage method by deleting artificial
rows and columns, or completes the algorithm if exiting the standard
case.
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [3, 3, -1, -1, 0, 0, 4],
... [2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.],
... [1, 2, -1, 0, 1, 0, 2],
... [2, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 2]
... ]), 2, 2).change_stage().tolist()
... # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
[[2.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
[1.0, 2.0, -1.0, 0.0, 2.0],
[2.0, 1.0, 0.0, -1.0, 2.0]]
"""
self.objectives.pop()
if not self.objectives:
return self.tableau
s = slice(-self.n_artificial_vars - 1, -1)
self.tableau = np.delete(self.tableau, s, axis=1)
self.tableau = np.delete(self.tableau, 0, axis=0)
self.n_stages = 1
self.n_rows -= 1
self.n_artificial_vars = 0
self.stop_iter = False
return self.tableau
def run_simplex(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
"""Operate on tableau until objective function cannot be
improved further.
# Standard linear program:
Max: x1 + x2
ST: x1 + 3x2 <= 4
3x1 + x2 <= 4
>>> Tableau(np.array([[-1,-1,0,0,0],[1,3,1,0,4],[3,1,0,1,4.]]),
... 2, 0).run_simplex()
{'P': 2.0, 'x1': 1.0, 'x2': 1.0}
# Standard linear program with 3 variables:
Max: 3x1 + x2 + 3x3
ST: 2x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 2
x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 ≤ 5
2x1 + 2x2 + x3 ≤ 6
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [-3,-1,-3,0,0,0,0],
... [2,1,1,1,0,0,2],
... [1,2,3,0,1,0,5],
... [2,2,1,0,0,1,6.]
... ]),3,0).run_simplex() # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
{'P': 5.4, 'x1': 0.199..., 'x3': 1.6}
# Optimal tableau input:
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [0, 0, 0.25, 0.25, 2],
... [0, 1, 0.375, -0.125, 1],
... [1, 0, -0.125, 0.375, 1]
... ]), 2, 0).run_simplex()
{'P': 2.0, 'x1': 1.0, 'x2': 1.0}
# Non-standard: >= constraints
Max: 2x1 + 3x2 + x3
ST: x1 + x2 + x3 <= 40
2x1 + x2 - x3 >= 10
- x2 + x3 >= 10
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [2, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 20],
... [-2, -3, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
... [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 40],
... [2, 1, -1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 0, 10],
... [0, -1, 1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 1, 10.]
... ]), 3, 2).run_simplex()
{'P': 70.0, 'x1': 10.0, 'x2': 10.0, 'x3': 20.0}
# Non standard: minimisation and equalities
Min: x1 + x2
ST: 2x1 + x2 = 12
6x1 + 5x2 = 40
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [8, 6, 0, 0, 52],
... [1, 1, 0, 0, 0],
... [2, 1, 1, 0, 12],
... [6, 5, 0, 1, 40.],
... ]), 2, 2).run_simplex()
{'P': 7.0, 'x1': 5.0, 'x2': 2.0}
# Pivot on slack variables
Max: 8x1 + 6x2
ST: x1 + 3x2 <= 33
4x1 + 2x2 <= 48
2x1 + 4x2 <= 48
x1 + x2 >= 10
x1 >= 2
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [2, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 12.0],
... [-8, -6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.0],
... [1, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 33.0],
... [4, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 60.0],
... [2, 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 48.0],
... [1, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 1, 0, 10.0],
... [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 1, 2.0]
... ]), 2, 2).run_simplex() # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
{'P': 132.0, 'x1': 12.000... 'x2': 5.999...}
"""
for _ in range(Tableau.maxiter):
if not self.objectives:
return self.interpret_tableau()
row_idx, col_idx = self.find_pivot()
if self.stop_iter:
self.tableau = self.change_stage()
else:
self.tableau = self.pivot(row_idx, col_idx)
return {}
def interpret_tableau(self) -> dict[str, float]:
"""Given the final tableau, add the corresponding values of the basic
decision variables to the `output_dict`
>>> Tableau(np.array([
... [0,0,0.875,0.375,5],
... [0,1,0.375,-0.125,1],
... [1,0,-0.125,0.375,1]
... ]),2, 0).interpret_tableau()
{'P': 5.0, 'x1': 1.0, 'x2': 1.0}
"""
output_dict = {"P": abs(self.tableau[0, -1])}
for i in range(self.n_vars):
nonzero = np.nonzero(self.tableau[:, i])
n_nonzero = len(nonzero[0])
nonzero_rowidx = nonzero[0][0]
nonzero_val = self.tableau[nonzero_rowidx, i]
if n_nonzero == 1 and nonzero_val == 1:
rhs_val = self.tableau[nonzero_rowidx, -1]
output_dict[self.col_titles[i]] = rhs_val
return output_dict
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()