Pymoo - Multi-Objective Optimization in Python

Overview

Pymoo is a comprehensive Python framework for optimization with emphasis on multi-objective problems. Solve single and multi-objective optimization using state-of-the-art algorithms (NSGA-II/III, MOEA/D, SPEA2), benchmark problems (ZDT, DTLZ), customizable genetic operators, and multi-criteria decision making methods. Excels at finding trade-off solutions (Pareto fronts) for problems with conflicting objectives. Current stable release: pymoo 0.6.1.6 (November 2025).

Installation

uv pip install pymoo

For reproducible environments, pin a version: uv pip install "pymoo==0.6.1.6".

Dependencies: NumPy (2.x compatible since 0.6.1.3), SciPy, matplotlib (visualization). Autograd is optional for gradient-based features (since 0.6.1.3).

Documentation: https://pymoo.org/ — LLM-friendly index: https://pymoo.org/llms.txt

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