val-wrapper

A python wrapper over KCL-VAL binary executables compiled from source.

LICENSE

This pypi release, which redistributes the VAL binaries, carries the original 3-Clause BSD License under which VAL source code was released.

USAGE

• Command line

  validate.py is installed as a python script, a wrapper around Validate executable, which can be run from the command line. The pypi script installation directory is generally in system PATH, if not, it should be added manually.

    validate.py -h
  

• From another python module

  You can import val_main from val_wrapper and use it to run VAL binaries.

  SYNTAX: val_main("<executable name>", [<arg1>, <arg2>, ...])

    from val_wrapper import val_main
    val_main("Validate", ["-h"])
  

• Google colab notebook

    !pip install val-wrapper wurlitzer --upgrade
  
    from val_wrapper import val_main
    from wurlitzer import sys_pipes
  
    with sys_pipes():
        val_main("Validate", ["-h"])