Exemple #1
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    def LagrangeParametric(args=None):
        class Object(object):
            pass

        Result = Object()
        Result.status = 'LagrangeParam begins ' + datetime_string(
        ) + '...running new ph'
        ph = None

        blanks = "                          "  # used for formatting print statements
        # options used
        betaMin = options.beta_min
        betaMax = options.beta_max
        betaTol = options.beta_tol
        gapTol = options.Lagrange_gap
        minProb = options.min_prob
        maxIntervals = options.max_intervals
        maxTime = options.max_time
        IndVarName = options.indicator_var_name
        multName = options.lambda_parm_name
        CCStageNum = options.stage_num
        csvPrefix = options.csvPrefix
        verbosity = options.verbosity
        verbosity = 2  # override for debug (= 3 to get super-debug)
        HGdebug = 0  # special debug (not public)
        # local...may become option
        optTol = gapTol
        ####################################################################
        STARTTIME = time.time()

        Result.status = "options set"
        if verbosity > 1:
            print("From LagrangeParametric, status = %s\tSTARTTIME = %s" \
                    % (str(getattr(Result,'status')), str(STARTTIME)))

        ph = PHFromScratch(options)
        Result.ph = ph
        rootnode = ph._scenario_tree._stages[0]._tree_nodes[
            0]  # use rootnode to loop over scenarios
        ReferenceInstance = ph._instances[
            rootnode._scenarios[0]._name]  # arbitrary scenario

        if find_active_objective(ph._scenario_tree._scenarios[0]._instance,
                                 safety_checks=True).is_minimizing():
            sense = 'min'
        else:
            sense = 'max'

        scenario_count = len(full_scenario_tree._stages[-1]._tree_nodes)
        if options.verbosity > 0:
            print("%s %s scenarios" % (str(sense), str(scenario_count)))

        # initialize
        Result.status = 'starting at ' + datetime_string()
        if verbosity > 0:
            print(Result.status)
        ScenarioList = []
        lambdaval = 0.
        lagrUtil.Set_ParmValue(ph, multName, lambdaval)

        # IMPORTANT: Preprocess the scenario instances
        #            before fixing variables, otherwise they
        #            will be preprocessed out of the expressions
        #            and the output_fixed_variable_bounds option
        #            will have no effect when we update the
        #            fixed variable values (and then assume we
        #            do not need to preprocess again because
        #            of this option).
        ph._preprocess_scenario_instances()

        sumprob = 0.
        minprob = 1.
        maxprob = 0.
        # fixed = 0 to get PR point at b=0
        lagrUtil.FixAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName, 0)
        for scenario in rootnode._scenarios:
            instance = ph._instances[scenario._name]
            sname = scenario._name
            sprob = scenario._probability
            sumprob = sumprob + sprob
            minprob = min(minprob, sprob)
            maxprob = max(maxprob, sprob)
            ScenarioList.append([sname, sprob])

        ScenarioList.sort(
            key=operator.itemgetter(1))  # sorts from min to max probability
        if verbosity > 0:
            print("probabilities sum to %f range: %f to %f" %
                  (sumprob, minprob, maxprob))
        Result.ScenarioList = ScenarioList

        # Write ScenarioList = name, probability in csv file sorted by probability
        outName = csvPrefix + 'ScenarioList.csv'
        print("writing to %s" % outName)
        with open(outName, 'w') as outFile:
            for scenario in ScenarioList:
                outFile.write(scenario[0] + ", " + str(scenario[1]) + '\n')
        Result.ScenarioList = ScenarioList

        addstatus = 'Scenario List written to ' + csvPrefix + 'ScenarioList.csv'
        Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
        if verbosity > 0:
            print(addstatus)

        if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve begins %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- lambda = %f" % lambdaval)
        SolStat, zL = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
        if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve ends %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- status = %s" % str(SolStat))
            print("\t- zL = %s" % str(zL))

        bL = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
        if bL > 0:
            print("** bL = %s > 0 (all %s = 0)" % (str(bL), str(IndVarName)))
            return Result

        if verbosity > 0:
            print("Initial optimal obj = %s for bL = %s" % (str(zL), str(bL)))

        # fixed = 1 to get PR point at b=1
        lagrUtil.FixAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName, 1)

        if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve begins %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- lambda = %s" % str(lambdaval))
        SolStat, zU = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
        if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve ends %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- status = %s" % str(SolStat))
            print("\t- zU = %s" % str(zU))
        if not SolStat[0:2] == 'ok':
            print(str(SolStat[0:3]) + " is not 'ok'")
            addstatus = "** Solution is non-optimal...aborting"
            print(addstatus)
            Result.status = Result.status + "\n" + addstatus
            return Result

        bU = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
        if bU < 1. - betaTol and verbosity > 0:
            print("** Warning:  bU = %s  < 1" % str(bU))

### enumerate points in PR space (all but one scenario)
#      Result.lbz = [ [0,bL,zL], [None,bU,zU] ]
#      for scenario in rootnode._scenarios:
#         sname = scenario._name
#         instance = ph._instances[sname]
#         print "excluding scenario",sname
#         getattr(instance,IndVarName).value = 0
#         print sname,"value =",getattr(instance,IndVarName).value,getattr(instance,IndVarName).fixed
#         SolStat, z = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
#         b = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
#         print "solve ends with status =",SolStat,"(b, z) =",b,z
#         getattr(instance,IndVarName).value = 1
#         Result.lbz.append([None,b,z])
#         for t in instance.TimePeriods:
#           print "Global at",t,"=",instance.posGlobalLoadGenerateMismatch[t].value, \
#                '-',instance.negGlobalLoadGenerateMismatch[t].value,"=",\
#                    instance.GlobalLoadGenerateMismatch[t].value,\
#               "\tDemand =",instance.TotalDemand[t].value, ",",\
#                "Reserve =",instance.ReserveRequirement[t].value
#
#      PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)
#      return Result
#### end enumeration
########################################################################

        if verbosity > 1:
            print("We have bU = %s ...about to free all %s for %d scenarios" % \
                   (str(bU), str(IndVarName), len(ScenarioList)))

        # free scenario selection variable
        lagrUtil.FreeAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName)

        if verbosity > 1:
            print("\tall %s freed; elapsed time = %f" %
                  (str(IndVarName), time.time() - STARTTIME))

# initialize with the two endpoints
        Result.lbz = [[0., bL, zL], [None, bU, zU]]
        Result.selections = [[], ScenarioList]
        NumIntervals = 1
        if verbosity > 0:
            print("Initial relative Lagrangian gap = %f maxIntervals = %d" %
                  (1 - zL / zU, maxIntervals))
            if verbosity > 1:
                print("entering while loop %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\n")

############ main loop to search intervals #############
########################################################
        while NumIntervals < maxIntervals:
            lapsedTime = time.time() - STARTTIME
            if lapsedTime > maxTime:
                addstatus = '** max time reached ' + str(lapsedTime)
                print(addstatus)
                Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
                break
            if verbosity > 1:
                print("Top of while with %d intervals elapsed time = %f" %
                      (NumIntervals, lapsedTime))
                PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)

            lambdaval = None
            ### loop over PR points to find first unfathomed interval to search ###
            for PRpoint in range(1, len(Result.lbz)):
                if Result.lbz[PRpoint][0] == None:
                    # multiplier = None means interval with upper endpoint at PRpoint not fathomed
                    bL = Result.lbz[PRpoint - 1][1]
                    zL = Result.lbz[PRpoint - 1][2]
                    bU = Result.lbz[PRpoint][1]
                    zU = Result.lbz[PRpoint][2]
                    lambdaval = (zU - zL) / (bU - bL)
                    break

#############################
# Exited from the for loop
            if verbosity > 1:
                print("exited for loop with PRpoint = %s ...lambdaval = %s" %
                      (PRpoint, lambdaval))
            if lambdaval == None: break  # all intervals are fathomed

            if verbosity > 1: PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)
            if verbosity > 0:
                print("Searching for b in [%s, %s] with %s = %f" % (str(
                    round(bL, 4)), str(round(bU, 4)), multName, lambdaval))

# search interval (bL,bU)
            lagrUtil.Set_ParmValue(ph, multName, lambdaval)
            if verbosity > 0:
                print("solve begins %s" % datetime_string())
                print("\t- %s = %f" % (multName, lambdaval))

            #########################################################
            SolStat, Lagrangian = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
            #########################################################
            if not SolStat[0:2] == 'ok':
                addstatus = "** Solution status " + SolStat + " is not optimal"
                print(addstatus)
                Result.status = Result.status + "\n" + addstatus
                return Result

            b = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
            z = Lagrangian + lambdaval * b
            if verbosity > 0:
                print("solve ends %s" % datetime_string())
                print("\t- Lagrangian = %f" % Lagrangian)
                print("\t- b = %s" % str(b))
                print("\t- z = %s" % str(z))
                print("\n")

# We have PR point (b,z), which may be new or one of the endpoints
##################################################################

######### Begin tolerance tests ##########
# Test that b is in [bL,bU]
            if verbosity > 1: print("\ttesting b")
            if b < bL - betaTol or b > bU + betaTol:
                addstatus = "** fatal error: probability (= " + str(b) + \
                    ") is outside interval, (" + str(bL) + ", " + str(bU) + ")"
                addstatus = addstatus + "\n\t(tolerance = " + str(
                    betaTol) + ")"
                print(addstatus + '\n')
                Result.status = Result.status + addstatus
                return Result
# Test that z is in [zL,zU]
            if verbosity > 1: print("\ttesting z")
            # using optTol as absolute tolerance (not relative)
            #   ...if we reconsider, need to allow negative z-values
            if z < zL - optTol or z > zU + optTol:
                addstatus = "** fatal error: obj (= " + str(z) + \
                    ") is outside interval, (" + str(zL) + ", " + str(zU) + ")"
                print(addstatus + '\n')
                Result.status = Result.status + addstatus
                return Result

# Ok, we have (b,z) in [(bL,zL), (bU,zU)], at least within tolerances

            oldLagrangian = zL - lambdaval * bL
            # ensure lambdaval set such that endpoints have same Lagrangian value
            # (this is probably unnecessary, but check anyway)
            if abs(oldLagrangian -
                   (zU - lambdaval * bU)) > optTol * abs(oldLagrangian):
                addstatus = "** fatal error: Lagrangian at (bL,zL) = " + \
                    str(oldLagrangian) + " not= " + str(zU-lambdaval*bU) + \
                    "\n\t(optTol = " + str(optTol) + ")"
                Result.status = Result.status + addstatus
                return Result

# no more fatal error tests...need to know if (b,z) is endpoint or new

            if verbosity > 1: print("No anomalies...testing if b = bL or bU")

            # Test if endpoint is an alternative optimum of Lagrangian
            # ...using optTol as *relative* tolerance
            # (could use other reference values -- eg, avg or max of old and new Lagrangian values)
            refValue = max(min(abs(oldLagrangian), abs(Lagrangian)), 1.)
            alternativeOpt = abs(oldLagrangian -
                                 Lagrangian) <= optTol * refValue

            # alternativeOpt = True means we computed point (b,z) is alternative optimum such that:
            #   case 1: (b,z) = endpoint, in which case we simply fathom [bL,bU] by setting PRpoint
            #            to [lambdaval,bU,zU] (the numeric value of multiplier means fathomed)
            #   case 2: (b,z) is new PR point on line segment, in which case we split into
            #           [bL,b] and [b,bU], with both fathomed

            if verbosity > 1:
                print("oldLagrangian = %s" % str(oldLagrangian))
                if alternativeOpt:
                    print(":= Lagrangian = %s" % str(Lagrangian))
                else:
                    print("> Lagrangian = %s" % str(Lagrangian))

            if alternativeOpt:
                # setting multiplier of (bU,zU) to a numeric fathoms the interval [bL,bU]
                Result.lbz[PRpoint][0] = lambdaval

# test if (b,z) is an endpoint
            newPRpoint = abs(b - bL) > betaTol and abs(b - bU) > betaTol
            if not newPRpoint:
                # ...(b,z) is NOT an endpoint (or sufficiently close), so split and fathom
                if verbosity > 1:
                    print("\tnot an endpoint\tlbz = %s" %
                          str(Result.lbz[PRpoint]))
                if verbosity > 0:
                    print("Lagangian solution is new PR point on line segment of (" \
                       + str(bL) + ", " + str(bU) +")")
                    print(
                        "\tsplitting (bL,bU) into (bL,b) and (b,bU), both fathomed"
                    )
# note:  else ==> b = bL or bU, so we do nothing, having already fathomed [bL,bU]

# (b,z) is new PR point, so split interval (still in while loop)
##########################################
# alternative optimum ==> split & fathom: (bL,b), (b,bU)
            if verbosity > 1:
                print("\talternativeOpt %s newPRpoint = %s" %
                      (alternativeOpt, newPRpoint))
            if newPRpoint:
                NumIntervals += 1
                if alternativeOpt:
                    if verbosity > 1:
                        print("\tInsert [lambdaval,b,z] at %f" % PRpoint)
                    Result.lbz = Insert([lambdaval, b, z], PRpoint, Result.lbz)
                    addstatus = "Added PR point on line segment of envelope"
                    if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus + '\n')
                else:
                    if verbosity > 1:
                        print("\tInsert [None,b,z] at %f" % PRpoint)
                    Result.lbz = Insert([None, b, z], PRpoint, Result.lbz)
                    addstatus = "new envelope extreme point added (interval split, not fathomed)"
                Result.status = Result.status + "\n" + addstatus

                if verbosity > 1:
                    print("...after insertion:")
                    PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)

# get the selections of new point (ie, scenarios for which delta=1)
                Selections = []
                for scenario in ScenarioList:
                    instance = ph._instances[scenario[0]]
                    if getattr(instance, IndVarName).value == 1:
                        Selections.append(scenario)
                Result.selections = Insert(Selections, PRpoint,
                                           Result.selections)

                if verbosity > 0:
                    print("Interval "+str(PRpoint)+", ["+str(bL)+", "+str(bU)+ \
                      "] split at ("+str(b)+", "+str(z)+")")
                    print("\tnew PR point has " + str(len(Selections)) +
                          " selections")

                if verbosity > 1:
                    print("test that selections list aligned with lbz")
                if not len(Result.lbz) == len(Result.selections):
                    print("** fatal error: lbz not= selections")
                    PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)
                    print("Result.selections:")
                    for i in range(Result.selections):
                        print("%d %f" % (i, Result.selections[i]))
                    return Result

# ok, we have split and/or fathomed interval
            if NumIntervals >= maxIntervals:
                # we are about to leave while loop due to...
                addstatus = "** terminating because number of intervals = " + \
                        str(NumIntervals) + " >= max = " + str(maxIntervals)
                if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus + '\n')
                Result.status = Result.status + "\n" + addstatus

# while loop continues
            if verbosity > 1:
                print("bottom of while loop")
                PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)

###################################################
# end while NumIntervals < maxIntervals:
#     ^ this is indentation of while loop
################ end while loop ###################

        if verbosity > 1: print("\nend while loop...setting multipliers")
        for i in range(1, len(Result.lbz)):
            db = Result.lbz[i][1] - Result.lbz[i - 1][1]
            dz = Result.lbz[i][2] - Result.lbz[i - 1][2]
            if dz > 0:
                Result.lbz[i][0] = dz / db
            else:
                #print "dz =",dz," at ",i,": ",Result.lbz[i]," -",Result.lbz[i-1]
                Result.lbz[i][0] = 0
        if verbosity > 0: PrintPRpoints(Result.lbz)

        addstatus = '\nLagrange multiplier search ends' + datetime_string()
        if verbosity > 0:
            print(addstatus + '\n')
        Result.status = Result.status + addstatus

        outName = csvPrefix + "PRoptimal.csv"
        with open(outName, 'w') as outFile:
            if verbosity > 0:
                print("writing PR points to " + outName + '\n')
            for lbz in Result.lbz:
                outFile.write(str(lbz[1]) + ", " + str(lbz[2]) + '\n')

        outName = csvPrefix + "OptimalSelections.csv"
        with open(outName, 'w') as outFile:
            if verbosity > 0:
                print("writing optimal selections for each PR point to " +
                      csvPrefix + 'PRoptimal.csv\n')
            for selections in Result.selections:
                char = ""
                thisSelection = ""
                for slist in selections:
                    if slist:
                        thisSelection = thisSelection + char + slist[0]
                        char = ","
                outFile.write(thisSelection + '\n')

        if verbosity > 0:
            print("\nReturning status:\n %s \n=======================" %
                  Result.status)

################################
        if verbosity > 2:
            print("\nAbout to return...Result attributes: %d" %
                  len(inspect.getmembers(Result)))
            for attr in inspect.getmembers(Result):
                print(attr[0])
            print("\n===========================================")
# LagrangeParametric ends here
        return Result
    def partialLagrangeParametric(args=None):
        print("lagrangeParam begins ")
        blanks = "                          "  # used for formatting print statements

        class Object(object):
            pass

        Result = Object()

        # options used
        IndVarName = options.indicator_var_name
        CCStageNum = options.stage_num
        alphaTol = options.alpha_tol
        MaxMorePR = options.MaxMorePR  # option to include up to this many PR points above F^* with all delta fixed
        outputFilePrefix = options.outputFilePrefix

        # We write ScenarioList = name, probability
        #          PRoptimal    = probability, min-cost, [selections]
        #          PRmore       = probability, min-cost, [selections]
        # ================ sorted by probability ========================
        #
        # These can be read to avoid re-computing points

        ph = PHFromScratch(options)
        Result.ph = ph
        rootnode = ph._scenario_tree._stages[0]._tree_nodes[
            0]  # use rootnode to loop over scenarios

        if find_active_objective(ph._scenario_tree._scenarios[0]._instance,
                                 safety_checks=True).is_minimizing():
            print("We are solving a MINIMIZATION problem.\n")
        else:
            print("We are solving a MAXIMIZATION problem.\n")

# initialize
        ScenarioList = []
        lambdaval = 0.
        lagrUtil.Set_ParmValue(ph, options.lambda_parm_name, lambdaval)

        # IMPORTANT: Preprocess the scenario instances
        #            before fixing variables, otherwise they
        #            will be preprocessed out of the expressions
        #            and the output_fixed_variable_bounds option
        #            will have no effect when we update the
        #            fixed variable values (and then assume we
        #            do not need to preprocess again because
        #            of this option).
        ph._preprocess_scenario_instances()

        lagrUtil.FixAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName, 0)
        for scenario in rootnode._scenarios:
            ScenarioList.append((scenario._name, scenario._probability))

        # sorts from min to max probability
        ScenarioList.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(1))
        with open(outputFilePrefix + 'ScenarioList.csv', 'w') as outFile:
            for scenario in ScenarioList:
                outFile.write(scenario[0] + ", " + str(scenario[1]) + "\n")
        Result.ScenarioList = ScenarioList

        print("lambda= " + str(lambdaval) + " ...run begins " +
              str(len(ScenarioList)) + " scenarios")
        SolStat, zL = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
        print("\t...ends")
        bL = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
        if bL > 0:
            print("** bL = " + str(bL) + "  > 0")
            return Result

        print("Initial cost = " + str(zL) + "  for bL = " + str(bL))

        lagrUtil.FixAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName, 1)

        print("lambda= " + str(lambdaval) + " ...run begins")
        SolStat, zU = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
        print("\t...ends")
        bU = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
        if bU < 1:
            print("** bU = " + str(bU) + "  < 1")

        lagrUtil.FreeAllIndicatorVariables(ph, IndVarName)

        Result.lbz = [[0, bL, zL], [None, bU, zU]]
        Result.selections = [[], ScenarioList]
        NumIntervals = 1
        print("initial gap = " + str(1 - zL / zU) + " \n")
        print("End of test; this is only a test.")

        return Result
Exemple #3
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   def LagrangeMorePR(args=None):
      print("lagrangeMorePR begins %s" % datetime_string())
      blanks = "                          "  # used for formatting print statements
      class Object(object): pass
      Result = Object()

# options used
      betaTol       = options.beta_tol          # tolerance used to separate b-values
      IndVarName    = options.indicator_var_name
      multName      = options.lambda_parm_name
      CCStageNum    = options.stage_num
      MaxMorePR     = options.max_number         # max PR points to be generated (above F^* with all delta fixed)
      MaxTime       = options.max_time           # max time before terminate
      csvPrefix = options.csvPrefix          # input filename prefix (eg, case name)
      probFileName  = options.probFileName       # name of file containing probabilities
##HG override
#      options.verbosity = 2
      verbosity     = options.verbosity

      Result.status = 'starting '+datetime_string()
      STARTTIME = time.time()

      ph = PHFromScratch(options)
      rootnode = ph._scenario_tree._stages[0]._tree_nodes[0]   # use rootnode to loop over scenarios

      if find_active_objective(ph._scenario_tree._scenarios[0]._instance,safety_checks=True).is_minimizing():
         print("We are solving a MINIMIZATION problem.")
      else:
         print("We are solving a MAXIMIZATION problem.")

# initialize
      ScenarioList = []
      with open(csvPrefix+"ScenarioList.csv",'r') as inputFile:
         for line in inputFile.readlines():
            L = line.split(',')
            ScenarioList.append([L[0],float(L[1])])

      addstatus = str(len(ScenarioList))+' scenarios read from file: ' + csvPrefix+'ScenarioList.csv'
      if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus

      PRoptimal = []
      with open(csvPrefix+"PRoptimal.csv",'r') as inputFile:
         for line in inputFile.readlines():
            bzS = line.split(',')
            PRoptimal.append( [None, float(bzS[0]), float(bzS[1])] )

      addstatus = str(len(PRoptimal))+' PR points read from file: '+ csvPrefix+'PRoptimal.csv (envelope function)'
      if verbosity > 0:
         print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
# ensure PR points on envelope function are sorted by probability
      PRoptimal.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(1))

      PRoptimal[0][0] = 0   # initial lambda (for b=0)
      for p in range(1,len(PRoptimal)):
         dz = PRoptimal[p][2] - PRoptimal[p-1][2]
         db = PRoptimal[p][1] - PRoptimal[p-1][1]
         PRoptimal[p][0] = dz/db
      if verbosity > 0:
         PrintPRpoints(PRoptimal)
      Result.PRoptimal = PRoptimal

      lambdaval = 0.
      lagrUtil.Set_ParmValue(ph, options.lambda_parm_name,lambdaval)

      # IMPORTANT: Preprocess the scenario instances
      #            before fixing variables, otherwise they
      #            will be preprocessed out of the expressions
      #            and the output_fixed_variable_bounds option
      #            will have no effect when we update the
      #            fixed variable values (and then assume we
      #            do not need to preprocess again because
      #            of this option).
      ph._preprocess_scenario_instances()

## read scenarios to select for each PR point on envelope function
      with open(csvPrefix+"OptimalSelections.csv",'r') as inputFile:
         OptimalSelections = []
         for line in inputFile.readlines():
            if len(line) == 0: break # eof
            selections = line.split(',')
            L = len(selections)
            Ls = len(selections[L-1])
            selections[L-1] = selections[L-1][0:Ls-1]
            if verbosity > 1:
               print(str(selections))
            OptimalSelections.append(selections)

      Result.OptimalSelections = OptimalSelections

      addstatus = str(len(OptimalSelections)) + ' Optimal selections read from file: ' \
            + csvPrefix + 'OptimalSelections.csv'
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus

      if len(OptimalSelections) == len(PRoptimal):
         if verbosity > 0:
            print(addstatus)
      else:
         addstatus = addstatus + '\n** Number of selections not equal to number of PR points'
         print(addstatus)
         Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
         print(str(OptimalSelections))
         print((PRoptimal))
         return Result

#####################################################################################

# get probabilities
      if probFileName is None:
# ...generate from widest gap regions
         PRlist = FindPRpoints(options, PRoptimal)
      else:
# ...read probabilities
         probList = []
         with open(probFileName,'r') as inputFile:
            if verbosity > 0:
               print("reading from probList = "+probFileName)
            for line in inputFile.readlines():  # 1 probability per line
               if len(line) == 0:
                  break
               prob = float(line)
               probList.append(prob)

         if verbosity > 0:
            print("\t "+str(len(probList))+" probabilities")
         if verbosity > 1:
            print(str(probList))
         PRlist = GetPoints(options, PRoptimal, probList)
         if verbosity > 1:
            print("PRlist:")
            for interval in PRlist:
               print(str(interval))

# We now have PRlist = [[i, b], ...], where b is in PRoptimal interval (i-1,i)
      addstatus = str(len(PRlist)) + ' probabilities'
      if verbosity > 0:
         print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus

#####################################################################################

      lapsedTime = time.time() - STARTTIME
      addstatus = 'Initialize complete...lapsed time = ' + str(lapsedTime)
      if verbosity > 1:
         print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus

#####################################################################################

      if verbosity > 1:
        print("\nlooping over Intervals to generate PR points by flipping heuristic")
      Result.morePR = []
      for interval in PRlist:
         lapsedTime = time.time() - STARTTIME
         if lapsedTime > MaxTime:
            addstatus = '** lapsed time = ' + str(lapsedTime) + ' > max time = ' + str(MaxTime)
            if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus)
            Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
            break

         i = interval[0] # = PR point index
         b = interval[1] # = target probability to reach by flipping from upper endpoint
         bU = PRoptimal[i][1]   # = upper endpoint
         bL = PRoptimal[i-1][1] # = lower endpoint
         if verbosity > 1:
            print( "target probability = "+str(b)+" < bU = PRoptimal[" + str(i) + "][1]" \
                 " and > bL = PRoptimal["+str(i-1)+"][1]")
         if b < bL or b > bU:
            addstatus = '** probability = '+str(b) + ', not in gap interval: (' \
                + str(bL) + ', ' + str(bU) + ')'
            print(addstatus)
            print(str(PRoptimal))
            print(str(PRlist))
            Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
            return Result

         if verbosity > 1:
            print( "i = "+str(i)+" : Starting with bU = "+str(bU)+" having "+ \
                str(len(OptimalSelections[i]))+ " selections:")
            print(str(OptimalSelections[i]))

# first fix all scenarios = 0
         for sname, sprob in ScenarioList:
            scenario = ph._scenario_tree.get_scenario(sname)
            lagrUtil.FixIndicatorVariableOneScenario(ph,
                                                     scenario,
                                                     IndVarName,
                                                     0)

# now fix optimal selections = 1
         for sname in OptimalSelections[i]:
            scenario = ph._scenario_tree.get_scenario(sname)
            lagrUtil.FixIndicatorVariableOneScenario(ph,
                                                     scenario,
                                                     IndVarName,
                                                     1)

# flip scenario selections from bU until we reach b (target probability)
         bNew = bU
         for sname, sprob in ScenarioList:
            scenario = ph._scenario_tree.get_scenario(sname)
            if bNew - sprob < b:
               continue
            instance = ph._instances[sname]
            if getattr(instance, IndVarName).value == 0:
               continue
            bNew = bNew - sprob
            # flipped scenario selection
            lagrUtil.FixIndicatorVariableOneScenario(ph,
                                                     scenario,
                                                     IndVarName,
                                                     0)
            if verbosity > 1:
               print("\tflipped "+sname+" with prob = "+str(sprob)+" ...bNew = "+str(bNew))

         if verbosity > 1:
            print("\tflipped selections reach "+str(bNew)+" >= target = "+str(b)+" (bL = "+str(bL)+")")
         if bNew <= bL + betaTol or bNew >= bU - betaTol:
            if verbosity > 0:
               print("\tNot generating PR point...flipping from bU failed")
            continue # to next interval in list

 # ready to solve to get cost for fixed scenario selections associated with probability = bNew

         if verbosity > 1:
# check that scenarios are fixed as they should be
            totalprob = 0.
            for scenario in ScenarioList:
               sname = scenario[0]
               sprob = scenario[1]
               instance = ph._instances[sname]
               print("fix "+sname+" = "+str(getattr(instance,IndVarName).value)+\
                  " is "+str(getattr(instance,IndVarName).fixed)+" probability = "+str(sprob))
               if getattr(instance,IndVarName).value == 1:
                  totalprob = totalprob + sprob
               lambdaval = getattr(instance, multName).value
            print("\ttotal probability = %f" % totalprob)

# solve (all delta fixed); lambda=0, so z = Lagrangian
         if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve begins %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- lambda = %f" % lambdaval)
         SolStat, z = lagrUtil.solve_ph_code(ph, options)
         b = Compute_ExpectationforVariable(ph, IndVarName, CCStageNum)
         if verbosity > 0:
            print("solve ends %s" % datetime_string())
            print("\t- SolStat = %s" % str(SolStat))
            print("\t- b = %s" % str(b))
            print("\t- z = %s" % str(z))
            print("(adding to more PR points)")

         Result.morePR.append([None,b,z])
         if verbosity > 1:
            PrintPRpoints(Result.morePR)
      ######################################################
      # end loop over target probabilities

      with open(csvPrefix+"PRmore.csv",'w') as outFile:
         for point in Result.morePR:
            outFile.write(str(point[1])+','+str(point[2]))

      addstatus = str(len(Result.morePR)) + ' PR points written to file: '+ csvPrefix + 'PRmore.csv'
      if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus
      addstatus = 'lapsed time = ' + putcommas(time.time() - STARTTIME)
      if verbosity > 0: print(addstatus)
      Result.status = Result.status + '\n' + addstatus

      return Result