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Chapter 3: And now, how do I launch the programs?

#! /usr/bin/python
#
#:::~ Author: Claudio J. Tessone 
#:::~ Release: Jan 10 2005
#:::~ Distributed under GNU/GPL License
#

import os.path
import sys
#
# WARNING YOU MUST SPECIFY THE DIRECTORY WHERE PySPG LIVES
PySPGPATH="~/devel/"
#
# name of the executable that has the main simulation loop
execFile="ct-ordprm-kuramoto"
# name of the file expected by the executable for its input
inConfFile="in.kmoto"
# PySPG configuration file
paramFile="param.dat"

readCIN=False

#Checks whether the PySPG path exists, and adds it to the PATH
try:
  os.path.isdir(PySPGPATH)
  sys.path.append(os.path.expanduser(PySPGPATH))
except:
  sys.stderr.write("Error! '%s' directory NOT FOUND\n"%PySPGPATH)
  sys.exit(2)


# imports the PySPG library
try:
  from PySPG import *
except:
  sys.stderr.write("Couldn't import PySPG package, check PySPGPATH variable\n")
  sys.stderr.write("And verify that PySPG lives there\n")
  sys.stderr.write("actual value: '%s'\n"%PySPGPATH)

  sys.exit(2)

#reads the PySPG parameter file
try:
  lsLines=open(paramFile,"r").readlines() 
except:
  sys.stderr.write("Error! Couldn't open '%s' file\n"%paramFile)
  sys.exit(2)

  

# All the PySPG is done here!
Executor(lsLines).doit(execFile,inConfFile)