This library is out of date - it only works with simpy version 2 and python version 2 and the code has not changed since 2010.

For a more up to date version please check out the fork at https://github.com/kentwait/nxsim

ComplexNetworkSim is a Python package for the simulation of agents connected in a complex network.

The framework can can create a virtual complex network with virtual agents that can interact with each other. This can be used for example to study the spread of an epidemic over this simulated network and compare it with a phenomenon in the real world. Agent-based simulation tools generally operate on a simple topology such as grids or lattices, but this framework goes beyond this limitation by providing support for simulation over complex topologies (i.e. any kind of non-regularly connected graph). In addition, this project is not limited to a static network, but also takes into account temporal networks, where processes can dynamically change the underlying network structure over time.

All necessary documentation, installation instructions, background information and how to get started using this package can be found here: http://pythonhosted.org/ComplexNetworkSim/

This project was created in 2010-2011 and since then not actively developed anymore. Upon request I put the code on github in February 2014. If you would like to improve the project, feel free to fork it and submit a pull request. I'll then try to keep the version on PyPi up-to-date. You can also reach me by email on

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• The project is available for download on PyPi.
• Documentation currently http://pythonhosted.org/ComplexNetworkSim/