PyReleaseValidation

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Motivation

The current Release Validation is too static for measuring the performances of the CMSSW framework. A tool which allows to focus on particular aspects of the Release Validation, such as the single simulation, digitisation and reconstruction procedures, is needed. Python language for configuration was chosen in order to exploit its syntax to build appropriate switch cases.

Goal of the page

This page is intended to explain how to use Python Release Validation to perform the release validation of CMSSW and how to exploit the tool for benchmarking purposes.

Contacts

If you experience any kind of problems with PyReleaseValidation, please contact me immediately. Write to: danilo.piparo@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch

Introduction

PyReleaseValidation is a tool intended to be used for the CMSSW release validation and for benchmarking purposes by the Performance task force. It is the first example of the Python for configuration use.

Quick start

• How to use PyReleaseValidation in CMSSW
• Running PyRelease Validation

More Details

• The commandline options available from cmsDriver wrapper for the PyReleaseValidation
• An example of the use of python for Configuration
• Cff and cfi inclusion

Additional material

• This is the presentation about PyReleaseValidation at Reconstruction meeting on April the 6th 2007. An overview of the tool is given together with some description of the technical details.
• This is the presentation about Python for configuration by Chris Jones at Framework meeting on February the 2nd 2007. This can be taken as an introduction to the use of Python for configuration. See the wikipages as well: Python for configuration .
• This is the presentation by Benedikt Hegner about Python for Configuration in the context of the CMS Offline & Computing Workshop (16-3-2007).

Review Status

Responsible: VincenzoInnocente
Last reviewed by: DaniloPiparo - 02 Apr 2007