nmodl-preprocessor 1.0.1

Optimize NMODL files for the NEURON simulator

nmodl_preprocessor

This program performs the following optimizations to ".mod" files:

• Inline parameters
• Inline temperature
• Inline functions and procedures
• Inline assigned variables with constant values
• Convert assigned variables into local variables

These optimizations can improve runtime performance by as much as 15%.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python and pip
• The NMODL Framework

pip install nmodl_preprocessor

Usage

$ nmodl_preprocessor [-h] [--celsius CELSIUS] input_path output_path

positional arguments:
  input_path         input filename or directory of nmodl files
  output_path        output filename or directory for nmodl files

options:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --celsius CELSIUS  temperature of the simulation

Tips

• Remove variables from RANGE and GLOBAL statements unless you actually need to inspect or modify their value.

• Remove unnecessary VERBATIM statements.