rerun ephys_session.ipynb notebook

rerun ecephys_session.ipynb notebook

add comments to eval_str

lint

allensdk/brain_observatory/ecephys/stimulus_table/naming_utilities.py

@@ -198,12 +198,21 @@ def map_column_names(table, name_map=None, ignore_case=True):
 
 
 def eval_str(val):
-    """Evaluates str(numeric) and str(list)
+    """Evaluates value if its type==str(numeric) or type==str(list)
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    val: any
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    val: evaluated val if its type==str(numeric) or type==str(list)
+    or passes the val through if it does not meet the condition
     """
 
     if isinstance(val, str):
-        if val.replace('.', '').isdigit():
+        if val.replace('.', '').isdigit():  # checks if val is numeric
             val = eval(val)
-        elif val[0] == "[" and val[-1] == "]":
+        elif val[0] == "[" and val[-1] == "]":  # checks if val is list
             val = tuple(eval(val))
     return val