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Run Python through a Pybind11-based direct interface - requires a special Dakota build

Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): none

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional Description of Group Dakota Keyword Dakota Keyword Description
Optional numpy Enable the use of numpy in Dakota's Python interface

Description

Dakota supports a library-linked interface to Python, but it must be explicitly enabled when compiling Dakota from source. Consult the Users Manual [4] for discussion, examples, and documentation of the dictionary-based API. Contact the Dakota users mailing list for assistance building and using Dakota with these interfaces.

The analysis_drivers keyword specifies a Python module:function which implements the parameter to response mapping. List data structures are the default, but NumPy is also supported, if enabled in the build.

Batch evaluations (batch) are supported through a list of dictionaries.

Examples

See dakota/share/dakota/examples/official/drivers/Python/linked and dakota/share/dakota/examples/official/drivers/Python/linked_di for an example of its integration with dakota.interfacing .