approximating image using genetic algorithm

Program approximates images using a fix amount of ellipses. MSE stands for the mean squared error of image being worked on vs original image

Made on python for a class in university.

[hotcoder]

This is good work. But I am a little bit confused. I can't help but think this is not strictly GA. GA requires fitness biased randomized cross-overs across the previous generation. This fits the definition of a randomized hill climb, or rather a beam search given the multiple candidates.