source: branches/GUIdev/Original Trial Files (9 December 2013)/ParameterEdit.py @ 1441

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# Name:        ParameterEdit
# Purpose:
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# Author:      Kelvin
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# Created:     4/12/2013
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# Note to self: Make this program more modular and readable by splitting it into distinct parts and use perhaps use functions to implement them.

# Firstly, determine the default list of parameters
defaultParameters = {};
defaultParamFile = open('/u/hsu004/IntroToDuchamp/duchampDefaultParameters');

for line in defaultParamFile:
    if line[0] != '#' and len(line) > 1:
        lineblocks = line.split()
        defaultParameters[lineblocks[0]] = lineblocks[1]

# Display the default set of parameters.
print('Original set of Parameters: \n');
for par in defaultParameters:
    print(par, defaultParameters[par]);
    
print('\n');

# Initialise an empty Dictionary.
parameters = {};

# Open the given parameter file.
paramfile = open('/u/hsu004/IntroToDuchamp/duchampHIPASS.in');

# Load files for lines of parameter data in the specified format and
# store them into the dictionary.
for line in paramfile:
    if line[0] != '#' and len(line) > 1:
        linebits = line.split()
        parameters[linebits[0]] = linebits[1]

# Go back to the start of the file.
paramfile.seek(0, 0);

# Display the original set of parameters.
print('Original set of Parameters: \n');
for par in parameters:
    print(par, parameters[par]);
    
print('\n');

# Define a simple function to determine the user's intent.
# Note that this may be very inefficient.
def toEdit(keepEditting):
    if (keepEditting == 'y') | (keepEditting == 'Y') | (keepEditting == 'yes'):
        return(1)
    elif (keepEditting == 'n') | (keepEditting == 'N') | (keepEditting == 'no'):
        return(0)
    else:
        return(-1)

# Prompt the user about whether they want to edit any parameters.
keepEditting = raw_input('\nWould you like to edit any of the parameters? (Type "y" for yes): ')

# This handles the case when no parameters are to be editted.
if toEdit(keepEditting) == 0:
    print('\nNo parameters will be editted.')
    
if toEdit(keepEditting) == -1:
    print('\nInvalid Input. Did you mistype something? Did you want to edit any of the parameters? (Type "y" for yes): ')
    if toEdit(keepEditting) == -1:
        print('\nInvalid Input. No parameters will be editted.')

# This handles the case when the parameters are to be editted.
while toEdit(keepEditting) == 1:

    # Prompt the user for the parameter name.
    parameter2edit = raw_input('\nWhich parameter would you like to edit? \n\tParameter: ')

    # If the parameter exists, edit the parameter value.
    # Note that the value is always stored as a string, even if the value is a 'number'.
    if parameter2edit in parameters:

        oldValue = parameters[parameter2edit]
        newValue = raw_input('\nPlease enter a new value or setting for "' + parameter2edit + '": ')
        parameters[parameter2edit] = newValue
        print('\n"' + parameter2edit + '" has been updated from ' + str(oldValue) + ' to ' + str(newValue) + '!')

    # Otherwise, if no such parameters exist, tell the user.    
    else:
        print('\nThere is no such parameter as "' +  parameter2edit + '" in your file "' + paramfile.name + '"')

    # Prompt the user again if editting is to be continued.
    keepEditting = raw_input('\nWould you like to edit any other parameters? (Type "y" for yes): ')

    # Sometimes people mistype...
    if toEdit(keepEditting) == -1:
        keepEditting = raw_input('\nInvalid Input. Did you mistype something? Would you like to edit any other parameters? (Type "y" for yes): ')

# Let the user know that the editting process has ended.
if toEdit(keepEditting) == 0:
    print('\nFinished Editting.')
elif toEdit(keepEditting) == -1:
    print('\nInvalid Input. No parameters will be editted.')
    

# Display the editted set of parameters.
print('\nEditted set of Parameters: \n');
for par in parameters:
    print(par, parameters[par]);
    
print('\n');

# Create a new file.
newfile = open('/u/hsu004/Kelvin/duchampHIPASSedited.in', 'w')

# Write the editted set of parameters into the new file.
for par in parameters:
    newfile.write('%s    %s\n'%(par, parameters[par]));
  
newfile.close();