Container#

Bases: Container

Central workspace for building, modifying, executing, and exchanging data with GAMS models.

https://gamspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/gamspy._container.html

A Container owns all GAMSPy symbols (sets, parameters, variables, equations, models) and manages synchronization with the GAMS execution engine.

A container can:

Create and store symbols
Load symbols and records from GDX/G00 files
Synchronize modified symbols with GAMS
Generate and persist GAMS code and data files
Act as a context manager.

Parameters:

load_fromstr, os.PathLike, Container, gt.Container, optional

Source to initialize the container from:

.gdx file: loads symbols and records from a GDX file.
.g00 file: restarts from a GAMS save file.
Container: Copies symbols from the given container into the new container.

system_directorystr, os.PathLike, optional

Path to the directory that holds the GAMS installation, by default None

working_directorystr, os.PathLike, optional

Directory used for temporary files (.gms, .lst, .gdx). If omitted, a temporary directory is created.

debugging_level{“keep”, “keep_on_error”, “delete”}, optional

Controls whether temporary files are retained:

"keep": Keep files and generated GAMS code.
"keep_on_error": Keep files only on errors (default).
"delete": Always clean up.

optionsOptions, optional

Global options for the overall execution

outputTextIO, optional

Stream to which GAMS output is written.

Attributes:

data
in_miro: Indicates whether the container is executed inside a GAMS MIRO context.
modified
summary: This property returns a summary of the container.
system_directory: This property returns the path to the GAMS system directory.
working_directory: Absolute path of the working directory used by this container.

Methods

`addAlias`([name, alias_with])	Creates a new Alias and adds it to the container
`addEquation`([name, type, domain, ...])	Creates an Equation and adds it to the Container
`addGamsCode`(gams_code)	Adds an arbitrary GAMS code to the generate .gms file.
`addModel`([name, description, problem, ...])	Creates a Model and adds it to the Container
`addParameter`([name, domain, records, ...])	Creates a Parameter and adds it to the Container
`addSet`([name, domain, is_singleton, ...])	Creates a Set and adds it to the container.
`addUniverseAlias`([name])	Creates a new UniverseAlias and adds it to the container
`addVariable`([name, type, domain, records, ...])	Creates a Variable and adds it to the Container
`capitalizeUELs`([symbols])	This function capitalizes the UELs of specific symbols.
`casefoldUELs`([symbols])	This function performs case folding on the UELs of specific symbols, converting them to lowercase.
`close`()	Close the connection to the GAMS execution engine and release resources.
`copy`(working_directory)	Creates a copy of the Container.
`countDomainViolations`([symbols])	Count domain violations for one or more symbols in the Container.
`countDuplicateRecords`([symbols])	Count duplicate records for one or more symbols in the Container.
`describeAliases`([symbols])	Generate a DataFrame describing alias symbols in the Container.
`describeEquations`([symbols])	Generate a DataFrame describing equation symbols in the Container.
`describeParameters`([symbols])	Generate a DataFrame describing parameter symbols in the Container.
`describeSets`([symbols])	Generate a DataFrame describing sets within the Container.
`describeVariables`([symbols])	Generate a DataFrame describing variable symbols in the Container.
`dropDomainViolations`([symbols])	Drop domain violations for one or more symbols in the Container.
`dropDuplicateRecords`([symbols, keep])	Remove duplicate records from the specified symbols in the Container.
`gamsJobName`()	Returns the name of the latest GAMS job that was executed
`gdxInputPath`()	Path to the input GDX file
`gdxOutputPath`()	Path to the output GDX file
`generateGamsString`([path, show_raw])	Return the generated GAMS code executed by this container.
`getAliases`([is_valid])	Retrieve alias objects from the Container.
`getDomainViolations`([symbols])	Get domain violations for one or more symbols in the Container.
`getEquations`()	Returns all equation symbols in the Container.
`getParameters`([is_valid])	Retrieve parameter objects from the Container.
`getSets`([is_valid])	Retrieve set objects from the Container.
`getSymbols`([symbols])	Retrieve symbol objects from the Container.
`getUELs`([symbols, ignore_unused, unique_only])	Retrieve the (UELs) associated with one or more symbols in the Container.
`getVariables`([is_valid, types])	Retrieve variable objects from the Container.
`hasDomainViolations`([symbols])	Check if domain violations exist for one or more symbols in the Container.
`hasDuplicateRecords`([symbols])	Check if the Container has any duplicate records for one or more symbols.
`hasSymbols`(symbols)	Checks if specific symbol names exist in a Container
`importExtrinsicLibrary`(lib_path, functions)	Imports an extrinsic library to the GAMS environment.
`isValid`([symbols, verbose, force])	Check the validity of symbols in the Container.
`listAliases`([is_valid])	Get a list of alias names in the Container.
`listEquations`([is_valid, types])	Get a list of equation names in the Container.
`listParameters`([is_valid])	Get a list of parameter names in the Container.
`listSets`([is_valid])	Get a list of set names in the Container.
`listSymbols`([is_valid])	Get a list of symbol names in the Container.
`listVariables`([is_valid, types])	Get a list of variable names in the Container.
`ljustUELs`(length[, fill_character, symbols])	This function left-justifies the UELs of specific symbols within the container, padding them with a specified fill character to reach the desired length.
`loadRecordsFromGdx`(load_from[, symbol_names])	Loads data of the given symbols from a GDX file.
`lowerUELs`([symbols])	This function converts the UELs of specific symbols to lowercase.
`lstripUELs`([symbols])	This function removes leading whitespaces from the UELs of specific symbols.
`read`(load_from[, symbol_names, ...])	Read symbols and records from a GDX file or another container.
`removeSymbols`([symbols])	Remove symbols from the Container.
`removeUELs`([uels, symbols])	Remove specific unique element labels (UELs) from one or more symbols in the Container.
`renameSymbol`(old_name, new_name)	Rename a symbol in the Container
`renameUELs`(uels[, symbols, allow_merge])	Rename unique element labels (UELs) associated with symbols in the Container.
`reorderSymbols`()	Reorder symbols in order to avoid domain violations
`rjustUELs`(length[, fill_character, symbols])	This function right-justifies the UELs of specific symbols within the container, padding them with a specified fill character to reach the desired length.
`rstripUELs`([symbols])	This function removes trailing whitespaces from the UELs of specific symbols.
`serialize`(path)	Serializes the Container into a zip file.
`setRecords`(records, *[, uels_on_axes])	Set records for multiple symbols in a single batch operation.
`stripUELs`([symbols])	This function removes leading and trailing whitespaces from the UELs of specific symbols.
`titleUELs`([symbols])	This function capitalizes the UELs of specific symbols in title case.
`upperUELs`([symbols])	This function converts the UELs of specific symbols to uppercase.
`write`(write_to[, symbol_names, compress, ...])	Write symbols and records to a GDX file.
`writeSolverOptions`(solver, solver_options[, ...])	Writes solver options of the specified solver to the working directory.

Examples

Basic usage

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=["i1", "i2"])

Loading from an existing GDX

>>> m.write("data.gdx")
>>> m2 = gp.Container(load_from="data.gdx")
>>> list(m2.data.keys()) == list(m.data.keys())
True

Using as a context manager

>>> with gp.Container() as m:
...     i = gp.Set(m, "i")
...     j = gp.Set(m, "j", domain=i)

addAlias(name: str | None = None, alias_with: Set | Alias = None) → Alias[source]#

Creates a new Alias and adds it to the container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the alias.
alias_withSet | Alias: Alias set object.

Returns:

Alias

Raises:

TypeError: In case the alias_with is different than a Set or an Alias
ValueError: If there is symbol with same name but different type in the Container

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = m.addSet("i")
>>> a = m.addAlias("a", i)

Creates an Equation and adds it to the Container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the equation. If omitted, a unique name is generated.
typestr: Type of the equation. “regular” by default.
domainSequence[Set | Alias] | Set | Alias, optional: Domain of the variable.
definition: Expression, optional: Definition of the equation.
recordsAny, optional: Records of the equation.
domain_forwardingbool | list[bool], optional: Whether the equation forwards the domain.
descriptionstr, optional: Description of the equation.
uels_on_axes: bool: Assume that symbol domain information is contained in the axes of the given records.
definition_domain: list, optional: Definiton domain of the equation.
is_miro_outputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO output symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html

Returns:

Equation

Raises:

err: In case arguments are not valid
ValueError: If there is symbol with same name but different type in the Container

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = m.addEquation("i")

addGamsCode(gams_code: str) → None[source]#

Adds an arbitrary GAMS code to the generate .gms file. Using addGAMSCode might result in a license error if no GAMSpy++ license is used.

Parameters:

gams_codestr: GAMS code that you want to insert.

Examples

>>> from gamspy import Container
>>> m = Container()
>>> m.addGamsCode("scalar piHalf / [pi/2] /;")
>>> m["piHalf"].toValue()
np.float64(1.5707963267948966)

Creates a Model and adds it to the Container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the model. If omitted, a unique name is generated.
descriptionstr, optional: Description of the model.
equationsSequence[Equation]: Sequence of Equation objects.
problemProblem or str, optional: ‘LP’, ‘NLP’, ‘QCP’, ‘DNLP’, ‘MIP’, ‘RMIP’, ‘MINLP’, ‘RMINLP’, ‘MIQCP’, ‘RMIQCP’, ‘MCP’, ‘CNS’, ‘MPEC’, ‘RMPEC’, ‘EMP’, or ‘MPSGE’, by default Problem.LP.
senseSense, optional: “MIN”, “MAX”, or “FEASIBILITY”.
objectiveVariable | Expression, optional: Objective variable to minimize or maximize or objective itself.
matchesdict[Equation | Sequence[Equation], Variable | Sequence[Variable]], optional: Equation - Variable matches for MCP models.
limited_variablesSequence[ImplicitVariable], optional: Allows limiting the domain of variables used in a model.
external_module: str, optional: The name of the external module in which the external equations are implemented

Returns:

Model

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> x = gp.Variable(m, "x")
>>> e = gp.Equation(m, "e", definition=x >= 1)
>>> model = m.addModel(name="demo", equations=[e], problem="LP", sense="MIN", objective=x)

Creates a Parameter and adds it to the Container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the parameter. If omitted, a unique name is generated.
domainSequence[Set | Alias | str] | Set | Alias | Dim | str, optional: Domain over which the parameter is defined.
recordsint | float | pd.DataFrame | np.ndarray | list, optional: Records of the parameter.
domain_forwardingbool | list[bool], optional: Whether the parameter forwards the domain.
descriptionstr, optional: Human-readable description.
uels_on_axesbool: Assume that symbol domain information is contained in the axes of the given records.
is_miro_inputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO input symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html
is_miro_outputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO output symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html
is_miro_tablebool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO table symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html

Returns:

Parameter

Raises:

err: In case arguments are not valid
ValueError: If there is symbol with same name but different type in the Container

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> a = m.addParameter("a")

Creates a Set and adds it to the container.

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the set. If omitted, a unique name is generated.
domainSequence[Set | Alias | str] | Set | Alias | str, optional: Domain over which the set is defined.
is_singletonbool, optional: If True, the set may contain at most one element.
recordspd.DataFrame | np.ndarray | list, optional: Initial elements of the set.
domain_forwardingbool | list[bool], optional: Enable domain forwarding.
descriptionstr, optional: Human-readable description.
uels_on_axesbool: Assume that symbol domain information is contained in the axes of the given records.
is_miro_inputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO input symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html
is_miro_outputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO output symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html

Returns:

Set

Raises:

err: In case arguments are not valid
ValueError: When there is symbol with same name in the Container

Examples

Simple set:

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = m.addSet("i", records=["a", "b"])

Indexed set:

>>> j = m.addSet("j", domain=i)

Singleton set:

>>> s = m.addSet("s", is_singleton=True, records=["s1"])

addUniverseAlias(name: str | None = None) → UniverseAlias[source]#

Creates a new UniverseAlias and adds it to the container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the universe alias.

Returns:

UniverseAlias

Raises:

ValueError: If there is symbol with same name but different type in the Container

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> a = m.addUniverseAlias("a")

Creates a Variable and adds it to the Container

Parameters:

namestr, optional: Name of the variable. If omitted, a unique name is generated.
typestr, optional: Type of the variable. “free” by default.
domainSequence[Set | Alias | str] | Set | Alias | Dim | str, optional: Domain of the variable.
recordsAny, optional: Records of the variable.
domain_forwardingbool | list[bool], optional: Whether the variable forwards the domain.
descriptionstr, optional: Description of the variable.
is_miro_outputbool: Whether the symbol is a GAMS MIRO output symbol. See: https://gams.com/miro/tutorial.html

Returns:

Variable

Raises:

err: In case arguments are not valid
ValueError: If there is symbol with same name but different type in the Container

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> v = m.addVariable("v")

close() → None[source]#

Close the connection to the GAMS execution engine and release resources.

After calling this method, the container must not be used for further model execution or data synchronization. Symbol data remains accessible for read-only inspection.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()  # Starts running the GAMS execution engine.
>>> m.close()           # Closes the connection to the execution engine.

copy(working_directory: str) → Container[source]#

Creates a copy of the Container. Should not be invoked after creating the model.

Parameters:

working_directorystr, optional: Working directory of the new Container, by default None

Returns:

Container

Raises:

ValidationError

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i")
>>> new_cont = m.copy(working_directory="test")
>>> new_cont.data.keys() == m.data.keys()
True

gamsJobName() → str | None[source]#

Returns the name of the latest GAMS job that was executed

Returns:

str | None

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=["seattle", "san-diego"], description="canning plants")
>>> gams_file_name = f"{m.gamsJobName()}.gms"

gdxInputPath() → str[source]#

Path to the input GDX file

Returns:

str

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=["seattle", "san-diego"], description="canning plants")
>>> gdx_path = m.gdxInputPath()

gdxOutputPath() → str[source]#

Path to the output GDX file

Returns:

str

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, name="i", records=["seattle", "san-diego"], description="canning plants")
>>> ii = gp.Set(m, name="ii", domain=i, description="seattle plant")
>>> ii['seattle'] = True
>>> gdx_path = m.gdxOutputPath()

generateGamsString(path: str | None = None, *, show_raw: bool = False) → str[source]#

Return the generated GAMS code executed by this container.

Only available when debugging_level='keep' was specified at container creation time.

Parameters:

pathstr, optional: File path to write the generated GAMS code to.
show_rawbool, optional: If True, strips data-loading and auxiliary statements, leaving the core model formulation.

Returns:

str: Generated GAMS code.

Raises:

ValidationError: If debugging level is not "keep".

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container(debugging_level="keep")
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i")
>>> gams = m.generateGamsString()

getEquations() → list[Equation][source]#

Returns all equation symbols in the Container.

Returns:

list[Equation]

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> eq1 = gp.Equation(m, name="eq1")
>>> eq2 = gp.Equation(m, name="eq2")
>>> equation_objects = m.getEquations()

importExtrinsicLibrary(lib_path: str, functions: dict[str, str]) → ExtrinsicLibrary[source]#

Imports an extrinsic library to the GAMS environment.

Parameters:

lib_pathstr: Path to the .so, .dylib or .dll file that contains the extrinsic library
functionsdict[str, str]: Names of the functions as a dictionary. Key is the desired function name in GAMSPy and value is the function name in the extrinsic library.

Returns:

ExtrinsicLibrary

Raises:

FileNotFoundError: In case the extrinsic library does not exist in the given path.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> # Assuming 'trilib.so' is a valid library path
>>> # lib = m.importExtrinsicLibrary("trilib.so", {"my_cos": "Cosine", "my_sin": "Sine"})
>>> # c = lib.my_cos(0)

loadRecordsFromGdx(load_from: str | Path, symbol_names: Iterable[str] | dict[str, str] | None = None) → None[source]#

Loads data of the given symbols from a GDX file. If no symbol names are given, data of all symbols are loaded.

Parameters:

load_fromstr: Path to the GDX file
symbol_namesIterable[str], dict[str, str], optional: Symbol names whose data will be load from GDX, by default None. Default option loads records of all symbols in the GDX file. If given as a dict, keys are the symbol names in the GDX file, and values are the names of the GAMSPy symbols.

Examples

>>> from gamspy import Container, Set
>>> m = Container()
>>> i = Set(m, "i", records=["i1", "i2"])
>>> m.write("test.gdx")
>>> m2 = Container()
>>> i = Set(m2, "i")
>>> m2.loadRecordsFromGdx("test.gdx")
>>> print(i.records.equals(m2["i"].records))
True

Read symbols and records from a GDX file or another container.

Parameters:

load_fromstr | os.PathLike | Container | gt.Container: Source to read from.
symbol_nameslist[str], optional: Names of symbols to read. If omitted, all symbols are read.
load_recordsbool, optional: Whether to load symbol records (default: True).
modestr, optional: GDX read mode (“category”, or “string”, default: “category”).
encodingstr, optional: Text encoding for symbol metadata.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=["a", "b"])
>>> m.write("example.gdx")

>>> m2 = gp.Container()
>>> m2.read("example.gdx")
>>> "i" in m2.data
True

Reading selected symbols only

>>> m2 = gp.Container()
>>> m2.read("example.gdx", symbol_names=["i"])

serialize(path: str) → None[source]#

Serializes the Container into a zip file.

Parameters:

pathstr: Path to the zip file.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=range(3))
>>> gp.serialize(m, "serialization_path.zip")

setRecords(records: dict[SymbolType, Any], *, uels_on_axes: bool | list[bool] = False) → None[source]#

Set records for multiple symbols in a single batch operation.

This is functionally equivalent to calling symbol.setRecords for each symbol, but triggers only one synchronization with GAMS.

Parameters:

recordsdict[SymbolType, Any]: Mapping from symbols to their new records.
uels_on_axesbool | list[bool], optional: Whether domain labels (UELs) are stored on pandas axes. Either a single boolean applied to all symbols, or a list matching records order.

Raises:

ValidationError: If uels_on_axes length does not match records length.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i")
>>> j = gp.Set(m, "j")
>>> m.setRecords({i: ["a", "b"], j: [1, 2, 3]})

write(write_to: str, symbol_names: list[str] | None = None, compress: bool = False, mode: str | None = None, eps_to_zero: bool = True) → None[source]#

Write symbols and records to a GDX file.

Parameters:

write_tostr: Target GDX file path.
symbol_nameslist[str], optional: Symbols to write. If omitted, all symbols are written.
compressbool, optional: Whether to compress the GDX file.
modestr, optional: Write mode (passed to GAMS Transfer).
eps_to_zerobool, optional: Convert EPS values to zero before writing.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> i = gp.Set(m, "i", records=["x", "y"])
>>> m.write("out.gdx")

writeSolverOptions(solver: str, solver_options: dict | str | Path, file_number: int = 1) → None[source]#

Writes solver options of the specified solver to the working directory.

Parameters:

solverstr: Name of the solver.
solver_optionsdict | str | Path: Options of the specified solver or path to an existing solver options file.
file_numberint: Solver option file number. Equivalent to optfile option of GAMS. See https://gams.com/latest/docs/UG_GamsCall.html#GAMSAOoptfile for more details.

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> m.writeSolverOptions("conopt", solver_options={"rtmaxv": "1.e12"})

property in_miro: bool#

Indicates whether the container is executed inside a GAMS MIRO context.

When running under MIRO, input data is typically provided by MIRO itself. This flag can be used to skip expensive or redundant data-loading steps (e.g., reading Excel files).

Returns:

bool

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> if not m.in_miro:
...     pass # e.g. load data from files

property working_directory: str#

Absolute path of the working directory used by this container.

The directory contains generated GAMS input/output files such as .gms, .lst, .gdx and temporary scratch files.

Returns:

str

Examples

>>> import gamspy as gp
>>> m = gp.Container()
>>> m.working_directory
'...'