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# minimize_scalar(method=’brent’)

`scipy.optimize.``minimize_scalar`(fun, args=(), method='brent', tol=None, options={'xtol': 1.48e-08, 'brack': None, 'func': None, 'maxiter': 500})

  See also

  For documentation for the rest of the parameters, see `scipy.optimize.minimize_scalar`

  Options: | maxiter : int Maximum number of iterations to perform. xtol : float Relative error in solution xopt acceptable for convergence.

  Notes

  Uses inverse parabolic interpolation when possible to speed up convergence of golden section method.