def __init__(self, config):
"""
__init__()
Purpose: Constructor for the HootPy class.
Parameters: config [type=dictionary]
Dictionary containing the configuration parameters for this run.
"""
self._valid_time = datetime.utcnow()
for key, value in config.iteritems():
setattr(self, "_%s" % key, value)
try:
meta_filename = config['meta_filename']
except KeyError:
meta_filename = "default/meta.hp"
meta = Config(meta_filename)
for key, value in meta.iteritems():
setattr(self, "_%s" % key, value)
self._var_name_cache = []
self._sanitizeHootPy()
self._sanitize()
return
