New module pygad.kerasga

Training Keras models using PyGAD

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 Release History
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 PyGAD 1.0.17
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    values for the solutions. This allows the project to be customized to
    any problem by building the right fitness function.
 
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 PyGAD 1.0.20 
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 4. The code object ``__code__`` of the passed fitness function is
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 PyGAD 2.0.0 
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    is called after each generation. This helps the user to do
    post-processing or debugging operations after each generation.
 
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 PyGAD 2.1.0
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 2. Mutation is applied independently for the genes.
 
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 PyGAD 2.2.1
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 1. Adding 2 extra modules (pygad.nn and pygad.gann) for building and
    training neural networks with the genetic algorithm.
 
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 PyGAD 2.2.2
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    ``crossover_type`` parameters of the pygad.GA class constructor. When
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 PyGAD 2.3.0
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 6. The name of the ``pygad.nn.train_network()`` function is changed to
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 PyGAD 2.4.0
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        if ga_instance.best_solution()[1] >= 70:
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 PyGAD 2.5.0
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 PyGAD 2.6.0 
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    ``on_fitness``, ``on_parents``, ``on_crossover``, ``on_mutation``,
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 PyGAD 2.7.0
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 PyGAD 2.7.1
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 1. A bug fix when the ``problem_type`` argument is set to
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 PyGAD 2.7.2
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 1. Bug fix to support building and training regression neural networks
    with multiple outputs.
 
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+PyGAD 2.8.0
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+Release Date: 20 September 2020
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+1. Support of a new module named ``kerasga`` so that the Keras models
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 PyGAD Projects at GitHub
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 open-source GitHub projects. A brief note about these projects is given
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 `GeneticAlgorithmPython <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/GeneticAlgorithmPython>`__
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 is the first project which is an open-source Python 3 project for
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 `NumPyANN <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/NumPyANN>`__
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 `NeuralGenetic <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/NeuralGenetic>`__
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 `GeneticAlgorithmPython <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/GeneticAlgorithmPython>`__
 and `NumPyANN <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/NumPyANN>`__.
 
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 `NumPyCNN <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/NumPyCNN>`__
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 is to only implement the **forward pass** of a convolutional neural
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 `CNNGenetic <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/CNNGenetic>`__
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 `GeneticAlgorithmPython <https://github.com/ahmedfgad/GeneticAlgorithmPython>`__
 project for building the genetic algorithm.
 
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 Submitting Issues
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 If this is not a proper option for you, then check the **Contact Us**
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 Ask for Feature
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 Also check the **Contact Us** section for more contact details.
 
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 Projects Built using PyGAD
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 -  Preferably, a link that directs the readers to your project
 
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 For More Information
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 There are different resources that can be used to get started with the
 genetic algorithm and building it in Python.
 
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 Tutorial: Implementing Genetic Algorithm in Python
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 Tutorial: Introduction to Genetic Algorithm
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 Tutorial: Build Neural Networks in Python
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 Tutorial: Optimize Neural Networks with Genetic Algorithm
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 Tutorial: Building CNN in Python
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 Tutorial: Derivation of CNN from FCNN
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 Book: Practical Computer Vision Applications Using Deep Learning with CNNs
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 .. figure:: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16560492/78830077-ae7c2800-79e7-11ea-980b-53b6bd879eeb.jpg
    :alt: 
 
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