getdist.parampriors

class getdist.parampriors.ParamBounds(fileName=None)[source]

Class for holding list of parameter bounds (e.g. for plotting, or hard priors). A limit is None if not specified, denoted by ‘N’ if read from a string or file

Variables:
  • names – list of parameter names

  • lower – dict of lower limits, indexed by parameter name

  • upper – dict of upper limits, indexed by parameter name

Parameters:

fileName – optional file name to read from

fixedValue(name)[source]
Parameters:

name – parameter name

Returns:

if range has zero width return fixed value else return None

fixedValueDict()[source]
Returns:

dictionary of fixed parameter values

getLower(name)[source]
Parameters:

name – parameter name

Returns:

lower limit, or None if not specified

getUpper(name)[source]
Parameters:

name – parameter name

Returns:

upper limit, or None if not specified

saveToFile(fileName)[source]

Save to a plain text file

Parameters:

fileName – file name to save to