check_preference_name function

(Shortest import: from brian2.core.preferences import check_preference_name)

brian2.core.preferences.check_preference_name(name)[source]

Make sure that a preference name is valid. This currently checks that the name does not contain illegal characters and does not clash with method names such as “keys” or “items”.

Parameters:

name : str

The name to check.

Raises

PreferenceError

In case the name is invalid.