Tutorials

Tutorials assume that the PyDistSim and all required packages are installed. If not, please refer to the Installation section of this documentation.

Full explanation of topics

Demo notebooks

Hello distributed world

This tutorial demonstrates a distributed version of the classic Hello world example. Basic usage of the library is described in this demo, just follow the steps.

Automatic network generation

In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to generate a network automatically. Access the network generation notebook.

Creating an animation of a run

Here we demonstrate how to generate an animation of a simulated algorithm in any given network. Look at the animation notebook.

Visualize the construction of a tree

This tutorial demonstrates how to visualize the construction of a tree in a distributed algorithm. Check out the tree construction notebook.

Visualize the effect of network behavioral properties

This tutorial exemplifies how to visualize the effect of network behavioral properties on a distributed algorithm. Access the network properties notebook.

Algorithm benchmarking

This tutorial demonstrates how to benchmark a distributed algorithm. Access the benchmarking notebook.

Custom algorithm observers

This tutorial covers how to implement a observable algorithm and its corresponding observer. Access the notebook here.

Ultimate example: Mega-Merger implementation and analysis

Check out Mega-Merger implementation and the notebooks:

Build date: Apr 10, 2026

Release version: 2.1.2