SALib.util.util_funcs module#

SALib.util.util_funcs.avail_approaches(pkg)[source]#

Create list of available modules.

Parameters:

pkg (module) – module to inspect

Returns:

method – A list of available submodules

Return type:

list

SALib.util.util_funcs.handle_seed(seed: Generator | BitGenerator | SeedSequence | int | Sequence[int] | None) → Generator[source]#

Set (or create) a random number generator.

SALib.util.util_funcs.read_param_file(filename, delimiter=None)[source]#

Unpacks a parameter file into a dictionary

Reads a parameter file of format:

Param1,0,1,Group1,dist1
Param2,0,1,Group2,dist2
Param3,0,1,Group3,dist3

(Group and Dist columns are optional)

Returns a dictionary containing:

  • names - the names of the parameters

  • bounds - a list of lists of lower and upper bounds

  • num_vars - a scalar indicating the number of variables

    (the length of names)

  • groups - a list of group names (strings) for each variable

  • dists - a list of distributions for the problem,

    None if not specified or all uniform

Parameters:

  • filename (str) – The path to the parameter file

  • delimiter (str, default=None) – The delimiter used in the file to distinguish between columns