Should I dispose the original model after model.relax()?

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Lorenzo Moreschini

March 19, 2022 16:47

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I have built a model with integer variables in Python.

If at some point I need the relaxed version of the model and I know that I no longer need the original one, can I (or should I) call dispose() on the original one? I.e., is it safe to do as follows?

relaxed_model = original_model.relax()
original_model.dispose()
relaxed_model.optimize()

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  Jaromił Najman

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  March 21, 2022 08:26

  Yes, it is safe. The relax() method produces a copy of the original model. However, it is often best to dispose of all models at the end of the program for better readability unless memory requirements are of very high importance, e.g., when the model is very large.

  Best regards, 
  Jaromił

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