OOF2: The Manual

OOF.File.Save.Python_Log
	6.2.16. OOF.File.Save Commands

Name

OOF.File.Save.Python_Log — Save the current session as a Python script.

Synopsis

OOF.File.Save.Python_Log(filename,mode)

Details

Parent Menu: OOF.File.Save
Callback: function saveLog in module ooflib.common.IO.mainmenu
Options: no_log=1
Parameters:

filename

Name of the file. Type: A character string.

mode

Whether to overwrite or append to an existing file. Type: An object from the WriteMode enumerated class.

Description

At any point in an OOF2 session, one can save a log file of all of the commands that have been executed. The file is a Python script. Subsequently loading the file with OOF.File.Load.Script or with the --script command line argument will recreate the OOF2 session.

	Note
	Loading a saved script may not exactly reproduce an OOF2 session if the script contains commands that use the random number generator, such as many of the `Skeleton` modification methods. The randomness of the random number generator can be made predictable (on a given computer) by always using the `--seed` command line argument, but of course then the numbers aren't truly random.

	Note
	Saving and reloading a log file is an inefficient way of restoring an OOF2 session, because each command is re-executed when the file is loaded. It is more efficient to use the other commands in the OOF.File.Save menu to save the objects (`Microstructures`, `Skeletons`, and `Meshes`) that OOF2 creates.


OOF.File.Save.Property		OOF.File.Save.Skeleton