Short Manual for SimPy Classic

SimPy Classic is a free, open-source discrete-event simulation system written in Python. It provides a number of tools for programmers writing simulation programs. This document is a description of basic techniques of SimPy. It describes a subset of SimPy’s capabilities - sufficient, we think, to develop standard simulations. You may also find The Bank tutorial included in SimPy’s distribution helpful in the early stages. The full SimPy Classic Manual, included in the distribution, is more detailed.

You need to write Python code to develop a SimPy Classic model. In particular, you will have to define and use classes and their objects. Python is free and open-source and is available on most platforms. You can find out more about it and download it from the Python web-site where there is full documentation and tutorials. SimPy requires Python version 2.3 or later.

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