On Sep 29, 2012 2:25 AM, "Alan Gauld" <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > On 28/09/12 21:32, Jim Apto wrote: > >> I'm relatively new to python, and was asked to program a lotka-volterra >> model (predator and prey relation) simulator. > > > No idea what that means in practice but commenting purely on the code provided... > > >> x represents prey population >> y represents predator population > > > so use names that say so, like preyPop and predatorPop > Its only a few extra letters typing but makes things much more readable.
As a mathematician I'd have to disagree with you there Alan. This model already has an established notation: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotka%E2%80%93Volterra_equation
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