casa6

"""

Functions used in converting other functions into tasks.

​

Use: import taskutil

"""

​

import inspect, string, sys

​

def get_global_namespace(ns_label='ipython console'):

    """

    Returns a dictionary of the globals in the lowest stacklevel containing

    ns_label in its label.

    """

    a=inspect.stack()

    stacklevel=0

    for k in range(len(a)):

        if (string.find(a[k][1], 'ipython console') > 0):

            stacklevel=k

#            break             # Would this be an improvement?

    return sys._getframe(stacklevel).f_globals

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## def update_myf(myf):

##     """

##     Fills unfilled parameters with defaults, and handles globals or user

##     override of arguments.

##     """

##     ###fill unfilled parameters with defaults

##     myf['update_params'](func=myf['taskname'], printtext=False)

​

##     #Handle globals or user over-ride of arguments

##     function_signature_defaults=dict(zip(radplot.func_code.co_varnames,

##                                          radplot.func_defaults))

##     for item in function_signature_defaults.iteritems():

##         key,val = item

##         keyVal = eval(key)

##         if (keyVal == None):

##             pass              # user hasn't set it - use global/default

##         else:

##             myf[key] = keyVal # user has set it - use over-ride

​

def check_param_types(taskname, arg_desc):

    """

    Checks the values of taskname's arguments against their allowed types.

    Suitable for tasks without any menu parameters.

    Returns None if everything seems OK, and the exception otherwise (after

    printing an error message).

    """

    e = None

    arg_names = arg_desc.keys()

    arg_values=[]

    arg_types =[]

    for arg in arg_names:

        arg_values.append(arg_desc[arg][0])

        arg_types.append(arg_desc[arg][1])

    try:

        parameter_checktype(arg_names, arg_values, arg_types)

    except TypeError, e:

        print taskname, "-- TypeError: ", e

    except ValueError, e:

        print taskname, " -- OptionError: ", e

    return e

​

def startlog(casalog, taskname):