README.rst

workshop-collaborative_software

The provided materials are part of the workshop 'Collaborative Software Development' at the GridKa School 2017.

gksolite

A stripped down version of the Game of Life implemented in the "Advanced Python Programming Course". The modules gksolite.plain and gksolite.sparse provide classes to load and advance a GOL board. Their interface adheres to:

# initialize a new board from a list
GOL(board: List[List[int]]) -> gol
# advance the simulation by one step
gol.advance() -> None
# get the current board as a List[List[int]]
gol.get_matrix()

If you need a new board, you should use three elements:

literals, e.g. from gksolite.patterns

A string with line-breaks separating lines on the game board.

gksolite.reader.read_literal

Reads a literal to a nested list of type List[List[int]].

gksolite.boards.PaddedBoard

Pad a nested list to provide more space for a board.

For example, you can load an exponentially growing pattern to a ~200x200 board:

from gksolite import patterns, reader, boards
board = boards.PadderBoard(
    reader.read_literal(
        patterns.BASELINE
    ),
    border=100
)