Source code for ibllib.misc.misc

# library of small functions
import logging
import subprocess

import numpy as np

from ibllib.exceptions import NvidiaDriverNotReady

_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def _parametrized(dec):
    def layer(*args, **kwargs):
        def repl(f):
            return dec(f, *args, **kwargs)
        return repl
    return layer




def structarr(names, shape=None, formats=None):
    if not formats:
        formats = ['f8'] * len(names)
    dtyp = np.dtype({'names': names, 'formats': formats})
    return np.zeros(shape, dtype=dtyp)





def check_nvidia_driver():
    """
    Checks if the GPU driver reacts and otherwise raises a custom error.
    Useful to check before long GPU-dependent processes.
    """
    process = subprocess.Popen('nvidia-smi', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                               stderr=subprocess.PIPE, executable="/bin/bash")
    info, error = process.communicate()
    if process.returncode != 0:
        raise NvidiaDriverNotReady(f"{error.decode('utf-8')}")
    _logger.info("nvidia-smi command successful")