Constant class

(Shortest import: from brian2.core.variables import Constant)

class brian2.core.variables.Constant(name, value, dimensions=Dimension(), owner=None)[source]

Bases: Variable

A scalar constant (e.g. the number of neurons N). Information such as the dtype or whether this variable is a boolean are directly derived from the value. Most of the time Variables.add_constant should be used instead of instantiating this class directly.

Attributes

value

The constant's value

Methods

get_value()

Return the value associated with the variable (without units).

item()

Details

value

The constant’s value

get_value()[source]

Return the value associated with the variable (without units). This is the way variables are accessed in generated code.

item()[source]