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NetPyNE User interface
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No way to use compiled mod files with mechanisms without importing a cell #576

Open salvadord opened 2 years ago

salvadord commented 2 years ago

If want to create a cell from scratch that uses mod files, there is no way to specify the mod folder without importing a cell

salvadord commented 2 years ago

Temporary fix: there’s 2 way to specify mod files: 1) via menu File -> Import -> Python script, 2) in Cells -> Import Cell Template from file the easiest is possibly to create an empty python script with just empty netParams and simConfig objects, and use the Import Python script to specify the mod folder that should make the mod files available

UPDATE: these methods don't work! the mechanisms from the mod files are not available in the drop-down list when you are creating a new cell. The only thing that works is importing a tutorial from scratch -- then mechanisms are available in the drop down menu

salvadord commented 2 years ago

Btw, this came up because a grad student is trying to create a model of CA3 from scratch using the GUI -- this should be helpful to test the GUI in depth