parameters.py

import os

class Parameters(object):

    def __init__(self, params=None):
        if params != None:
            self.params = params
        else:
            self.params = {}
            self.params['folder_names'] = []

    def get(self):
        """Returns the stored parameters"""
        return self.params

    def set(self, p):
        """Update parameters

        Keyword arguments:
        p -- dictionary storing parameter keys and values to be updated.
        """
        if type(p) != type({'a':0}):
            print 'WARNING Parameters.set got wrong argument type! No parameters were set'
            return
        for key in p.keys():
            self.params[key] = p[key]

    def initialize(self, list_of_params_to_init):
        """
        Each parameter in the list_of_params_to_init should have a range(min, max):
        for p in list_of_params_to_init:
        """
        pass


    def create_folders(self):
        """
        Must be called from 'outside' this class before the simulation
        """
        for f in self.params['folder_names']:
            if not os.path.exists(f):
                print 'Creating folder:\t%s' % f
                os.system("mkdir %s" % (f))