def __init__(self,info=[],name=None,thisname=None,readers=[],log_terms={},\
datadir=["."],env=None,\
header=None,writers={},
simple=False,logger=None):
'''
Class SpecialVariable initialisation.
Sets up the class as a ParamStorage and calls self.init()
See init() fort a fuller descripotion of the options.
'''
ParamStorage.__init__(self,logger=logger)
name = name or thisname
if name == None:
import time
thistime = str(time.time())
name = type(self).__name__
name = "%s.%s" % (name,thistime)
self.thisname = name
self.init(info=[],name=self.thisname,readers=readers,log_terms={},\
datadir=datadir,env=env,\
header=header,writers=writers,\
simple=False,logger=logger)
