parse_statement function

(Shortest import: from brian2.parsing.statements import parse_statement)

brian2.parsing.statements.parse_statement(code)

Parses a single line of code into “var op expr”.

Parameters

code : str

A string containing a single statement of the form var op expr # comment, where the # comment part is optional.

Returns

var, op, expr, comment : str, str, str, str

The four parts of the statement.

Examples

>>> parse_statement('v = -65*mV  # reset the membrane potential')
('v', '=', '-65*mV', 'reset the membrane potential')
>>> parse_statement('v += dt*(-v/tau)')
('v', '+=', 'dt*(-v/tau)', '')