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Using Python for Job Configuration in CMS

. In 2008, the CMS experiment made the transition from a custom-parsed language for job configuration to using Python. The current CMS software release has over 180,000 lines of Python configuration code. We describe the new configuration system, the motivation for the change, the transition itself,...

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Autores principales: Wilkinson, R, Hegner, B, Jones, C D
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1196114
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Sumario:. In 2008, the CMS experiment made the transition from a custom-parsed language for job configuration to using Python. The current CMS software release has over 180,000 lines of Python configuration code. We describe the new configuration system, the motivation for the change, the transition itself, and our experiences with the new configuration language.