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# problem.read

Purpose
This subroutine is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use problem.readProb instead.
Read an optimization problem into a Python problem object created prior to the call. All formats allowed by the Xpress Optimizer C API are allowed.
Synopsis
`problem.read(filename, flags, unlinked=False)`
Arguments

filename | A string of up to 200 characters with the name of the file to be read.
flags | (optional) Flags to pass to read:
l | only the .lp version of the file is searched.
z | read the input file in compressed .gz format.
unlinked | (optional) If True, unlinked variables and constraints will be created (deprecated).

Example
Read problem problem1.lp and output an optimal solution:

    p.read("problem1", "l")
    p.optimize()
    print("solution of problem1.lp:", p.getSolution())

Related topics
problem.writeProb.
Parent Topic Deprecated functionality

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