fitbenchmarking.parsing.nist_data_functions module

Functions that prepare the function specified in NIST problem definition file into the right format for SciPy.

fitbenchmarking.parsing.nist_data_functions.format_function_scipy(function)

Formats the function string such that it is scipy-ready.

Parameters:function (str) – The function to be formatted Returns:The formatted function Return type:str

fitbenchmarking.parsing.nist_data_functions.is_safe(func_str)

Verifies that a string is safe to be passed to exec in the context of an equation.

Parameters:func_str (string) – The function to be checked Returns:Whether the string is of the expected format for an equation Return type:bool

fitbenchmarking.parsing.nist_data_functions.nist_func_definition(function, param_names)

Processing a function plus different set of starting values as specified in the NIST problem definition file into a callable

Parameters:

• function (str) – function string as defined in a NIST problem definition file
• param_names (list) – names of the parameters in the function

Returns:

callable function

Return type:

callable