openmmtools.utils.sanitize_expression¶
- openmmtools.utils.sanitize_expression(expression, variables)[source]¶
Sanitize variables with an illegal Python name.
Transform variable names in the string expression that are illegal in Python so that the expression can be evaluated in pure Python. Currently this just handle variables called with the reserved word ‘lambda’.
- Parameters:
- expressionstr
The mathematical expression as a string.
- variablesdict of str: float
The variables in the expression.
- Returns:
- sanitized_expressionstr
The same mathematical expression that can be executed in Python.
- sanitized_variablesdict of str: float
The updated variable names with their values.