README

README.md

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+Firefly Algorithm --- Implementation of Firefly algorithm in Python
+</h1>
 
-# Firefly Algorithm --- Implementation of Firefly algorithm in Python
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+  <a href="#-about">📋 About</a> •
+  <a href="#-installation">📦 Installation</a> •
+  <a href="#-usage">🚀 Usage</a> •
+  <a href="#-reference-papers">📚 Reference Papers</a> •
+  <a href="#-cite-us">📄 Cite us</a> •
+  <a href="#-license">🔑 License</a>
+</p>
 
-## About 📋
+## 📋 About
 
 This package implements a nature-inspired algorithm for optimization called Firefly Algorithm (FA) in Python programming language. 🌿🔍💻
 
-## Installation 📦
+## 📦 Installation
 
-Install FireflyAlgorithm with pip:
+To install FireflyAlgorithm with pip, use:
 ```sh
 pip install fireflyalgorithm
 ```
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 ```sh
 $ yay -Syyu python-fireflyalgorithm
 ```
-To install FireflyAlgorithm on Alpine Linux:
+To install FireflyAlgorithm on Alpine Linux, use:
 ```sh
 $ apk add py3-fireflyalgorithm
 ```
 
-## Usage 🚀
+## 🚀 Usage
 
 ```python
 from fireflyalgorithm import FireflyAlgorithm
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 **Note:** The CLI script can also run as a python module (python -m fireflyalgorithm ...).
 
 
-## Reference Papers 📚
+## 📚 Reference Papers
 
 I. Fister Jr.,  X.-S. Yang,  I. Fister, J. Brest. [Memetic firefly algorithm for combinatorial optimization](http://www.iztok-jr-fister.eu/static/publications/44.pdf) in Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications (BIOMA 2012), B. Filipic and J.Silc, Eds.
 Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2012
 
 I. Fister, I. Fister Jr.,  X.-S. Yang, J. Brest. [A comprehensive review of firefly algorithms](http://www.iztok-jr-fister.eu/static/publications/23.pdf). Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 13 (2013): 34-46.
 
-## Cite us
+## 📄 Cite us
 
 Fister Jr., I., Pečnik, L., & Stupan, Ž. (2023). firefly-cpp/FireflyAlgorithm: 0.4.3 (0.4.3). Zenodo. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10430919](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10430919)
 
-## License
+## 🔑 License
 
 This package is distributed under the MIT License. This license can be found online at <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT>.