Source code for expyriment.design.permute
"""
The permute module.
This module implements permutation of blocks, trials and conditions.
"""
__author__ = 'Florian Krause <florian@expyriment.org>, \
Oliver Lindemann <oliver@expyriment.org>'
__version__ = '0.6.2+'
__revision__ = 'df3f5391d9d2+'
__date__ = 'Sun Apr 14 12:55:36 2013 +0200'
import expyriment.misc as _misc
def _empty_square(n):
    square = []
    for x in range(0, n):
        square.append([])
        for _i in range(0, n):
            square[x].append(None)
    return square
def _square_of_elements(list_, idx_square):
    """Return a square array of elements.
    Returns
    -------
    square : list
        a square array with the elements from the list defined by
        idx_square e.g.; idx_square[a][b] is the list index of element[a][b].
    """
    square = _empty_square(len(list_))
    for c in range(0, len(list_)):
        for r in range(0, len(list_)):
            square[r][c] = list_[idx_square[r][c]]
    return square
[docs]def is_permutation_type(type_str):
    """Return true if the string or value is a know permutation type.
    Parameters
    ----------
    type_str : string
        permutation type string
    """
    return (type_str == _misc.constants.P_RANDOM or \
            
type_str == _misc.constants.P_CYCLED_LATIN_SQUARE or \
            
type_str == _misc.constants.P_BALANCED_LATIN_SQUARE)
 
def _cycle_list(arr):
    rtn = arr[1:]
    rtn.append(arr[0])
    return rtn
[docs]def balanced_latin_square(elements):
    """A balanced latin square permutation of elements.
    If elements is an integer the elements=[0,..., elements] is used.
    Parameters
    ----------
    elements : int or list
        list of elements or a number
    """
    if type(elements) is list:
        idx = balanced_latin_square(len(elements))
        square = _square_of_elements(elements, idx)
    else:
        n = elements
        # Make n cycled columns [0,1,2,...n-1][1,2,3,...n-1,0][...]
        columns = cycled_latin_square(n)
        # Make index list to sort columns [0,1,n-1,3,n-2,4,...]
        c_idx = [0, 1]
        take_last = True
        tmp = range(2, n)
        for _i in range(2, n):
            if take_last:
                c_idx.append(tmp.pop())
            else:
                c_idx.append(tmp.pop(0))
            take_last = not take_last
        # Write sorted colums to square
        square = _empty_square(n)
        for c in range(0, n):
            for r in range(0, n):
                square[r][c] = columns[c_idx[c]][r]
    return square
 
[docs]def cycled_latin_square(elements):
    """A cycled latin square permutation of elements.
    If elements is a integer the elements=[0,..., elements] is used.
    Parameters
    ----------
    elements : int or list
        list of elements or a number
    """
    if type(elements) is list:
        idx = cycled_latin_square(len(elements))
        square = _square_of_elements(elements, idx)
    else:
        square = [range(0, elements)]
        for r in range(0, elements - 1):
            square.append(_cycle_list(square[r]))
    return square