Gurobi Python: how to write nested sum in a constraint

nanika picture nanika · May 5, 2017 · Viewed 7.9k times · Source

I have an optimization problem and I'm using Python and Gurobi to optimize it. In my problem formulation there is a constraint that has a nested sum.

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I've recently started learning python and I searched in gurobi documentation and example codes and I couldn't find any example of nested sum.

I was wondering if anyone could help me solve this problem. Thanks in advance!

Answer

Greg Glockner picture Greg Glockner · May 5, 2017

Use two for statements inside the quicksum() function and two for statements in the generator expression:

mycts = m.addConstrs((quicksum(x[i,f,p]*y[i,f,p,t]
                               for i in I for p in P[i,f]) <= z[f,t]
                               for f in F for t in T), "myconstraint")

where m is your Model object.