Game Of Life - Python Efficient Implementation

game_of_life.py

import numpy as np
from scipy import signal
from matplotlib import animation, pyplot as plt

def animate(i):
    global board
    neighbors = signal.correlate2d(board, kernel, mode="same")
    board = ((board == 1) & ((neighbors == 2) | (neighbors == 3))) | ((board == 0) & (neighbors == 3))
    image.set_data(board)
    return image

kernel = [[1, 1, 1], [1, 0, 1], [1, 1, 1]]
board = np.random.randint(0, 2, size=(150, 150), dtype=np.uint8)

fig = plt.figure()
image = plt.imshow(board, cmap="gray")
anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, init_func=None, interval=50)
plt.show()