def copy(self, name, load_existing_results=False):
        """ 
        Returns a copy of the bpp object with the same parameter settings
        but with the files.mcmcfiles and files.outfiles attributes cleared, 
        and with a new 'name' attribute. 
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        name (str):
            A name for the new copied bpp object that will be used for the 
            output files created by the object. 

        """

        ## make deepcopy of self.__dict__ but do not copy async objects
        subdict = {i:j for i,j in self.__dict__.iteritems() if i != "asyncs"}
        newdict = copy.deepcopy(subdict)

        ## make back into a bpp object
        if name == self.name:
            raise Exception("new object must have a different 'name' than its parent")
        newobj = Bpp(
            name=name,
            data=newdict["files"].data,
            workdir=newdict["workdir"],
            guidetree=newdict["tree"].write(),
            imap={i:j for i, j in newdict["imap"].items()},
            copied=True,
            load_existing_results=load_existing_results,
            )

        ## update special dict attributes but not files
        for key, val in newobj.params.__dict__.iteritems():
            newobj.params.__setattr__(key, self.params.__getattribute__(key))
        for key, val in newobj.filters.__dict__.iteritems():
            newobj.filters.__setattr__(key, self.filters.__getattribute__(key))

        ## new object must have a different name than it's parent
        return newobj
def copy(self, name, load_existing_results=False):
        """ 
        Returns a copy of the bpp object with the same parameter settings
        but with the files.mcmcfiles and files.outfiles attributes cleared, 
        and with a new 'name' attribute. 
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        name (str):
            A name for the new copied bpp object that will be used for the 
            output files created by the object. 

        """

        ## make deepcopy of self.__dict__ but do not copy async objects
        subdict = {i:j for i,j in self.__dict__.iteritems() if i != "asyncs"}
        newdict = copy.deepcopy(subdict)

        ## make back into a bpp object
        if name == self.name:
            raise Exception("new object must have a different 'name' than its parent")
        newobj = Bpp(
            name=name,
            data=newdict["files"].data,
            workdir=newdict["workdir"],
            guidetree=newdict["tree"].write(),
            imap={i:j for i, j in newdict["imap"].items()},
            copied=True,
            load_existing_results=load_existing_results,
            )

        ## update special dict attributes but not files
        for key, val in newobj.params.__dict__.iteritems():
            newobj.params.__setattr__(key, self.params.__getattribute__(key))
        for key, val in newobj.filters.__dict__.iteritems():
            newobj.filters.__setattr__(key, self.filters.__getattribute__(key))

        ## new object must have a different name than it's parent
        return newobj
def copy ( self , name , load_existing_results = False ) : ## make deepcopy of self.__dict__ but do not copy async objects subdict = { i : j for i , j in self . __dict__ . iteritems ( ) if i != "asyncs" } newdict = copy . deepcopy ( subdict ) ## make back into a bpp object if name == self . name : raise Exception ( "new object must have a different 'name' than its parent" ) newobj = Bpp ( name = name , data = newdict [ "files" ] . data , workdir = newdict [ "workdir" ] , guidetree = newdict [ "tree" ] . write ( ) , imap = { i : j for i , j in newdict [ "imap" ] . items ( ) } , copied = True , load_existing_results = load_existing_results , ) ## update special dict attributes but not files for key , val in newobj . params . __dict__ . iteritems ( ) : newobj . params . __setattr__ ( key , self . params . __getattribute__ ( key ) ) for key , val in newobj . filters . __dict__ . iteritems ( ) : newobj . filters . __setattr__ ( key , self . filters . __getattribute__ ( key ) ) ## new object must have a different name than it's parent return newobj
Returns a copy of the bpp object with the same parameter settings
        but with the files.mcmcfiles and files.outfiles attributes cleared, 
        and with a new 'name' attribute. 
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        name (str):
            A name for the new copied bpp object that will be used for the 
            output files created by the object.
Returns a copy of the bpp object with the same parameter settings but with the files . mcmcfiles and files . outfiles attributes cleared and with a new name attribute . Parameters ---------- name ( str ) : A name for the new copied bpp object that will be used for the output files created by the object .