lsst.utils

The lsst.utils module provides common code for tests, interfacing between C++ and Python, and debugging.

Contributing

lsst.utils is developed at https://github.com/lsst/utils. You can find Jira issues for this module under the utils component.

Python API reference

lsst.utils Package

Functions

continueClass(cls) Re-open the decorated class, adding any new definitions into the original.
demangleType(arg0)
deprecate_pybind11(func, reason[, category]) Deprecate a pybind11-wrapped C++ interface function or method.
doImport(importable) Import a python object given an importable string and return it.
getPackageDir(arg0)
get_caller_name([skip]) Get the name of the caller method.
inClass(cls[, name]) Add the decorated function to the given class as a method.
inheritDoc(klass) Extends existing documentation for a method that exists in another class and extend it with any additional documentation defined.

Classes

TemplateMeta A metaclass for abstract base classes that tie together wrapped C++ template types.

Class Inheritance Diagram

Inheritance diagram of lsst.utils.wrappers.TemplateMeta

lsst.utils.tests Module

Functions

init() Initialize the memory tester and file descriptor leak tester.
getTempFilePath(ext[, expectOutput]) Return a path suitable for a temporary file and try to delete the file on success
assertFloatsAlmostEqual(testCase, lhs, rhs) Highly-configurable floating point comparisons for scalars and arrays.
assertFloatsNotEqual(testCase, lhs, rhs, **kwds) Fail a test if the given floating point values are equal to within the given tolerances.
assertFloatsEqual(testCase, lhs, rhs, **kwargs) Assert that lhs == rhs (both numeric types, whether scalar or array).

Classes

MemoryTestCase([methodName]) Check for resource leaks.
ExecutablesTestCase([methodName]) Test that executables can be run and return good status.
TestCase([methodName]) Subclass of unittest.TestCase that adds some custom assertions for convenience.

Class Inheritance Diagram

Inheritance diagram of lsst.utils.tests.MemoryTestCase, lsst.utils.tests.ExecutablesTestCase, lsst.utils.tests.TestCase