from neuron import h
import os
import sys
import datetime
import shutil
import pickle
from math import sqrt, pi
import numpy
import types
h("objref p")
h("p = new PythonObject()")
try:
import pylab
from pylab import plot, arange, figure
my_pylab_loaded = True
except ImportError:
print "Pylab not imported"
my_pylab_loaded = False
def htype (obj): st=obj.hname(); sv=st.split('['); return sv[0]
def secname (obj): obj.push(); print h.secname() ; h.pop_section()
def psection (obj): obj.push(); print h.psection() ; h.pop_section()
allsecs=None #global list containing all NEURON sections, initialized via mkallsecs
# still need to generate a full allsecs
def mkallsecs ():
""" mkallsecs - make the global allsecs variable, containing
all the NEURON sections.
"""
global allsecs
allsecs=h.SectionList() # no .clear() command
roots=h.SectionList()
roots.allroots()
for s in roots:
s.push()
allsecs.wholetree()
return allsecs
#forall syntax - c gets executed, allsecs has Sections
def forall (c):
""" NEURON forall syntax - iterates through all the sections available
note that there's a dummy loop variable called s used in this function,
so any command that needs to access a section should be via s.
example: forall('print s.name()') , will print all the section names.
Also note that this function uses a global list, 'allsecs', which may
need to get re-initialized when new sections are created, via the mkallsecs
function above.
"""
global allsecs
if (type(allsecs)==types.NoneType): mkallsecs()
for s in allsecs: exec(c)
#forsec syntax - executes command for each section who's name
# contains secname as a substring
def forsec (secref="soma",command=""):
""" NEURON forsec syntax - iterates over all sections which have a substring
in their names matching secref argument. command is executed if match found.
this function also utilizes the allsecs global variable.
"""
global allsecs
if (type(allsecs)==types.NoneType): mkallsecs()
if (type(secref)==types.StringTypes[0]):
for s in allsecs:
if s.name().count(secref) > 0:
exec(command)
else:
for s in secref: exec(command)