Merge pull request #2607 from terhorstd/3.4-develop-userdict-pick

Cherry-picked changes to add `userdict` in PyNEST
nest · Feb 13, 2023 · 1410662 · 1410662
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diff --git a/pynest/nest/__init__.py b/pynest/nest/__init__.py
@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@ def __dir__(self):
         k for k, v in vars().items() if isinstance(v, KernelAttribute) and v._readonly
     )
 
+    userdict = {}
+    """
+    The variable userdict allows users to store custom data with the NEST kernel.
+
+    Example: nest.userdict["nodes"] = [1,2,3,4]
+    """
+
 
 def _setattr_error(self, attr, val):
     """