GeneratePythonScript v1¶

GeneratePythonScript dialog.

Table of Contents

Summary
Properties
Description
Usage
Source

Summary ¶

An Algorithm to generate a Python script file to reproduce the history of a workspace.

Properties ¶

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
InputWorkspace	Input	Workspace	Mandatory	An input workspace.
Filename	Input	string		The name of the file into which the workspace history will be generated. Allowed extensions: [‘.py’]
ScriptText	Output	string		Saves the history of the workspace to a variable.
UnrollAll	Input	boolean	False	Unroll all algorithms to show just their child algorithms.
StartTimestamp	Input	string		The filter start time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss
EndTimestamp	Input	string		The filter end time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss
SpecifyAlgorithmVersions	Input	string	Specify Old	When to specify which algorithm version was used by Mantid. Allowed values: [‘Specify Old’, ‘Specify All’, ‘Specify None’]

Description ¶

Retrieves the algorithm history of the workspace and saves it to a Python script file or Python variable.

A time range can be specified which will restrict the algorithms in the scrit to those which were executed between the given times, if no end time was specified then algorithms from the start time up to the current time will be included in the generated script.

Start and end times are given in ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss, for example 3:25 PM on July the 4th 2014 would be 2014-07-04 15:25:00.

Usage ¶

Example - generate a python script for a workspace:

#create a workspace and run some operations on it
ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
ws = CropWorkspace(ws, XMin=7828.162291, XMax=11980.906921)
ws = Power(ws, Exponent=1.5)
ws = RenameWorkspace(ws, OutputWorkspace="MyTestWorkspace")

script_text = GeneratePythonScript(ws)
print script_text.strip()

Output:

######################################################################
#Python Script Generated by GeneratePythonScript Algorithm
######################################################################
CreateSampleWorkspace(OutputWorkspace='ws')
CropWorkspace(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='ws', XMin=7828.1622909999996, XMax=11980.906921)
Power(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='ws', Exponent=1.5)
RenameWorkspace(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='MyTestWorkspace')

Example - generate a python script giving a range of start times:

import time

# Do some operations on the workspace with a pause between them
ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
ws = CropWorkspace(ws, XMin=7828.162291, XMax=11980.906921)
time.sleep(2)
ws = Power(ws, Exponent=1.5)
ws = RenameWorkspace(ws, OutputWorkspace="MyTestWorkspace")

# Get the execution time of the last algorithm and subtract 1 second
history = mtd['MyTestWorkspace'].getHistory()
last = history.getAlgorithmHistory(history.size() - 1)
from_time = last.executionDate() - int(1e9)

# Generate a script with a given start time
script_text = GeneratePythonScript(ws, StartTimestamp=str(from_time))
print script_text.strip()

Output:

######################################################################
#Python Script Generated by GeneratePythonScript Algorithm
######################################################################
Power(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='ws', Exponent=1.5)
RenameWorkspace(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='MyTestWorkspace')

Example - generate a python script and save it to file:

import os

#create a workspace and run some operations on it
ws = CreateSampleWorkspace()
ws = CropWorkspace(ws, XMin=7828.162291, XMax=11980.906921)
ws = Power(ws, Exponent=1.5)
ws = RenameWorkspace(ws, OutputWorkspace="MyTestWorkspace")

path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), 'myscript.py')
GeneratePythonScript(ws, Filename=path)

with open (path, 'r') as script:
  print script.read().strip()

Output:

######################################################################
#Python Script Generated by GeneratePythonScript Algorithm
######################################################################
CreateSampleWorkspace(OutputWorkspace='ws')
CropWorkspace(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='ws', XMin=7828.1622909999996, XMax=11980.906921)
Power(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='ws', Exponent=1.5)
RenameWorkspace(InputWorkspace='ws', OutputWorkspace='MyTestWorkspace')

Categories: Algorithms | Utility\Python