check_identifier_basic function¶
(Shortest import: from brian2.equations.equations import check_identifier_basic)
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brian2.equations.equations.
check_identifier_basic
(identifier)[source]¶ Check an identifier (usually resulting from an equation string provided by the user) for conformity with the rules. The rules are:
- Only ASCII characters
- Starts with a character, then mix of alphanumerical characters and underscore
- Is not a reserved keyword of Python
Parameters: identifier : str
The identifier that should be checked
Raises
ValueError
- If the identifier does not conform to the above rules.