def generate_new_population(M, seed=True):
chrs=[]
if seed:
# Seeding one chromosome with one
# minmin chromosome
for _ in itertools.repeat(None, P_SIZE-1):
chrs.append(Chromosome(M))
# Seed min-min
ch = Chromosome(M, tabu_list=None, empty=True)
mapping = minmin.run(M)
if DEBUG: print mapping, mapping.makespan()
for t in range(mapping._model.ntasks):
ch.map.assign(t, mapping.machine(t))
chrs.append(ch)
print "Seeded chromosome value:", ch.value()
else:
# No seeding happens here
for _ in itertools.repeat(None, P_SIZE):
chrs.append(Chromosome(M))
return chrs
