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"""
This module contains a base class how NEST populations are handled
"""
__author__ = 'LorenzoVannucci'
[docs]def is_population(population): # pragma: no cover
"""
Determines whether the given object is a population
:param population: The object that may be a population
"""
return isinstance(population, tuple) and all(isinstance(id_, int) for id_ in population)
[docs]def create_view(population, sl): # pragma: no cover
"""
Creates a view of the given population
:param population: The base population
:param sl: The slice of the population that represents the view
"""
if isinstance(sl, int):
return population[sl:(sl + 1)]
return population[sl]