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ladybug/comfort/__init__.py

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+# coding=utf-8
+"""Module for computing thermal comfort.
+
+Properties:
+    SOLARCALSPLINES: A dictionary with two keys: 'standing' and 'seated'.
+        Each value for these keys is a 2D matrix of projection factors
+        for human geometry.  Each row refers to an degree of azimuth and each
+        colum refers to a degree of altitude.
+"""
+
+from ._loadmannequin import load_solarcal_splines
+
+SOLARCALSPLINES = load_solarcal_splines()

ladybug/comfort/_loadmannequin.py

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+# coding=utf-8
+"""Load data that accounts for human geometry.
+
+This includes mannequin geometry and solarcal splines.
+"""
+
+from ..futil import csv_to_num_matrix
+
+from os.path import dirname, abspath
+import inspect
+
+
+def load_solarcal_splines():
+    try:
+        cur_dir = dirname(abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
+        solarcal_splines = {
+            'seated': csv_to_num_matrix(cur_dir + '/mannequindata/seatedspline.csv'),
+            'standing': csv_to_num_matrix(cur_dir + '/mannequindata/standingspline.csv')}
+    except IOError:
+        solarcal_splines = {}
+        print ('Failed to import projection factor splines from CSV.'
+               '\nA simpler interoplation method for Solarcal will be used.')
+    return solarcal_splines

ladybug/comfort/datacollection/_base.py

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+# coding=utf-8
+"""Comfort datacollection base object."""
+
+
+class ComfortDataCollection(object):
+    """Thermal comfort datacollection base class."""
+    _model = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._calc_length = 0
+        self._is_computed = False
+
+    @property
+    def comfort_model(self):
+        """Return the name of the model to which the comfort datacollection belongs."""
+        return self._model