openmmtools.utils.find_subclass¶

openmmtools.utils.find_subclass(parent_cls, subcls_name)[source]¶

Return the class called subcls_name inheriting from parent_cls.

Parameters:

parent_clstype: The parent class.
subcls_namestr: The name of the class inheriting from parent_cls.

Returns:

subclstype: The class inheriting from parent_cls called subcls_name.

Raises:

ValueError: If there is no class or there are multiple classes called subcls_name that inherit from parent_cls.