def restart(self):
"""Restart an Scilab session in a clean state
"""
if self._session:
self._session.close()
self._reader = MatRead(self._temp_dir)
self._writer = MatWrite(self._temp_dir, self._oned_as,
self._convert_to_float)
self._session = _Session(self._executable, self._reader.out_file,
self.logger)
