FAQ

Several common questions are answered below. If using the emodpy packages, be sure to read the FAQs from those packages for additional guidance.

I notice that I can import emod_api.campaign and use that as an object.

Python modules are a lot like singletons. The module (which can have variables and methods) can be used as a static class.

Is there a function to write a demographics configuration to disk?

Yes. The main Demographics class has a function called generate_file(). https://docs.idmod.org/projects/emod-api/en/latest/emod_api.demographics.Demographics.html#emod_api.demographics.Demographics.Demographics.generate_file

How can I specify mulitiple Individual Property (IP) targets for an intervention?

The supported ways of formatting IP targers are:

"key:value"

"key=value"

"key1:value1,key2:value2"

"key1=value1,key2=value2"

{ "key": "value" }

{ "key1": "value1", "key2": "value2" }

[ { "key1": "value1", "key2": "value2" }, { "key3": "value3 } ]

[ "key:value" ]

[ "key1:value1", "key2:value2" ]