Remove choco (#510)

* removing packaged choco

* updated history and version

HISTORY

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 #       Copyright S.A.Mitchell ([email protected]), 2007-
 #       Copyright F.Peschiera ([email protected]), 2019-
 # See the LICENSE file for copyright information.
-2.6.0 2021-
-    dropped packaged choco
-    fixed bugs
+2.7.0
     added HiGHS solver
     added pysmps dependency for mps parsing
+2.6.0 2021-12-04
+    dropped packaged choco
+    fixed bugs
     deprecated 'indexs' parameter LpVariable dicts and matrix
 2.5.1 2021-09-28
     updated docs

doc/source/guides/how_to_configure_solvers.rst

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ PuLP has some helper functions that permit a user to query which solvers are ava
 
     import pulp as pl
     solver_list = pl.listSolvers()
-    # ['GLPK_CMD', 'PYGLPK', 'CPLEX_CMD', 'CPLEX_PY', 'CPLEX_DLL', 'GUROBI', 'GUROBI_CMD', 'MOSEK', 'XPRESS', 'PULP_CBC_CMD', 'COIN_CMD', 'COINMP_DLL', 'CHOCO_CMD', 'PULP_CHOCO_CMD', 'MIPCL_CMD', 'SCIP_CMD']
+    # ['GLPK_CMD', 'PYGLPK', 'CPLEX_CMD', 'CPLEX_PY', 'CPLEX_DLL', 'GUROBI', 'GUROBI_CMD', 'MOSEK', 'XPRESS', 'PULP_CBC_CMD', 'COIN_CMD', 'COINMP_DLL', 'CHOCO_CMD', 'MIPCL_CMD', 'SCIP_CMD']
 
 If passed the `only_available=True` argument, PuLP lists the solvers that are currently available::
 
     import pulp as pl
     solver_list = pl.listSolvers(onlyAvailable=True)
-    # ['GLPK_CMD', 'CPLEX_CMD', 'CPLEX_PY', 'GUROBI', 'GUROBI_CMD', 'PULP_CBC_CMD', 'COIN_CMD', 'PULP_CHOCO_CMD']
+    # ['GLPK_CMD', 'CPLEX_CMD', 'CPLEX_PY', 'GUROBI', 'GUROBI_CMD', 'PULP_CBC_CMD', 'COIN_CMD']
 
 Also, it's possible to get a solver object by using the name of the solver. Any arguments passed to this function are passed to the constructor:
 

pulp/apis/__init__.py

@@ -22,15 +22,11 @@
     COIN_CMD,
     COINMP_DLL,
     CHOCO_CMD,
-    PULP_CHOCO_CMD,
     MIPCL_CMD,
     SCIP_CMD,
 ]
 
-try:
-    import ujson as json
-except ImportError:
-    import json
+import json
 
 # Default solver selection
 if PULP_CBC_CMD().available():

pulp/apis/choco_api.py

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 # SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE."""
 
 from .core import LpSolver_CMD, subprocess, PulpSolverError
-from .core import pulp_choco_path
 import os
 from .. import constants
 import warnings
@@ -157,54 +156,3 @@ def readsol(filename):
             values[name] = float(value)
 
         return status, values, sol_status
-
-
-class PULP_CHOCO_CMD(CHOCO_CMD):
-    """
-    This solver uses a packaged version of choco provided with the package
-    """
-
-    pulp_choco_path = pulp_choco_path
-    name = "PULP_CHOCO_CMD"
-    try:
-        if os.name != "nt":
-            if not os.access(pulp_choco_path, os.X_OK):
-                import stat
-
-                os.chmod(pulp_choco_path, stat.S_IXUSR + stat.S_IXOTH)
-    except:  # probably due to incorrect permissions
-
-        def available(self):
-            """True if the solver is available"""
-            return False
-
-        def actualSolve(self, lp, callback=None):
-            """Solve a well formulated lp problem"""
-            raise PulpSolverError(
-                "PULP_CHOCO_CMD: Not Available (check permissions on %s)"
-                % self.pulp_choco_path
-            )
-
-    else:
-
-        def __init__(
-            self,
-            path=None,
-            keepFiles=0,
-            mip=True,
-            msg=True,
-            options=None,
-            timeLimit=None,
-        ):
-            if path is not None:
-                raise PulpSolverError("Use CHOCO_CMD if you want to set a path")
-            # check that the file is executable
-            CHOCO_CMD.__init__(
-                self,
-                path=self.pulp_choco_path,
-                keepFiles=keepFiles,
-                mip=mip,
-                msg=msg,
-                options=options,
-                timeLimit=timeLimit,
-            )

pulp/apis/core.py

@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ def initialize(filename, operating_system="linux", arch="64"):
         scip_path = config.get("locations", "ScipPath")
     except configparser.Error:
         scip_path = "scip"
-    try:
-        pulp_choco_path = config.get("locations", "PulpChocoPath")
-    except configparser.Error:
-        pulp_choco_path = "choco"
     for i, path in enumerate(coinMP_path):
         if not os.path.dirname(path):
             # if no pathname is supplied assume the file is in the same directory
@@ -164,7 +160,6 @@ def initialize(filename, operating_system="linux", arch="64"):
         glpk_path,
         pulp_cbc_path,
         scip_path,
-        pulp_choco_path,
     )
 
 
@@ -199,7 +194,6 @@ def initialize(filename, operating_system="linux", arch="64"):
     glpk_path,
     pulp_cbc_path,
     scip_path,
-    pulp_choco_path,
 ) = initialize(config_filename, operating_system, arch)
 
 

pulp/constants.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 This file contains the constant definitions for PuLP
 Note that hopefully these will be changed into something more pythonic
 """
-VERSION = "2.5.1"
+VERSION = "2.6.0"
 EPS = 1e-7
 
 # variable categories

pulp/tests/test_pulp.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_pulp_009(self):
                     {x: 4, y: -1, z: 6, w: 0},
                     use_mps=False,
                 )
-            elif self.solver.__class__ in [PULP_CHOCO_CMD, CHOCO_CMD, MIPCL_CMD]:
+            elif self.solver.__class__ in [CHOCO_CMD, MIPCL_CMD]:
                 # this error is not detected with mps and choco, MIPCL_CMD can only use mps files
                 pass
             else:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def test_pulp_012(self):
             elif self.solver.__class__ in [GUROBI_CMD, SCIP_CMD]:
                 # GUROBI_CMD has a very simple interface
                 pulpTestCheck(prob, self.solver, [const.LpStatusNotSolved])
-            elif self.solver.__class__ in [PULP_CHOCO_CMD, CHOCO_CMD]:
+            elif self.solver.__class__ in [CHOCO_CMD]:
                 # choco bounds all variables. Would not return unbounded status
                 pass
             else:
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ def test_pulp_014(self):
                 CPLEX_PY,
                 GLPK_CMD,
                 GUROBI_CMD,
-                PULP_CHOCO_CMD,
                 CHOCO_CMD,
                 MIPCL_CMD,
                 MOSEK,
@@ -415,7 +414,6 @@ def test_pulp_030(self):
             print("\t Testing MIP relaxation")
             if self.solver.__class__ in [
                 GUROBI_CMD,
-                PULP_CHOCO_CMD,
                 CHOCO_CMD,
                 MIPCL_CMD,
                 SCIP_CMD,
@@ -755,7 +753,7 @@ def test_pulp_123(self):
             elif self.solver.__class__ in [GUROBI_CMD, SCIP_CMD]:
                 # GLPK_CMD Does not report unbounded problems, correctly
                 pulpTestCheck(prob, self.solver, [const.LpStatusNotSolved])
-            elif self.solver.__class__ in [PULP_CHOCO_CMD, CHOCO_CMD]:
+            elif self.solver.__class__ in [CHOCO_CMD]:
                 # choco bounds all variables. Would not return unbounded status
                 pass
             else:
@@ -944,7 +942,7 @@ def test_timeLimit(self):
             self.solver.timeLimit = 20
             # CHOCO has issues when given a time limit
             print("\t Testing timeLimit argument")
-            if self.solver.name != "PULP_CHOCO_CMD":
+            if self.solver.name != "CHOCO_CMD":
                 pulpTestCheck(
                     prob,
                     self.solver,
@@ -1327,10 +1325,6 @@ class YAPOSIBTest(BaseSolverTest.PuLPTest):
     solveInst = YAPOSIB
 
 
-class PULP_CHOCO_CMDTest(BaseSolverTest.PuLPTest):
-    solveInst = PULP_CHOCO_CMD
-
-
 class CHOCO_CMDTest(BaseSolverTest.PuLPTest):
     solveInst = CHOCO_CMD
 

setup.py

@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.win.32",
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.win.64",
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.osx.64",
-        "pulp.solverdir.choco",
     ],
     package_data={
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.linux.32": ["*", "*.*"],
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.linux.64": ["*", "*.*"],
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.win.32": ["*", "*.*"],
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.win.64": ["*", "*.*"],
         "pulp.solverdir.cbc.osx.64": ["*", "*.*"],
-        "pulp.solverdir.choco": ["*", "*.*"],
     },
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[],