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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Thu Feb 13 09:58:45 2014
+
+@author: sebastianw
+"""
+
+
+class AutoPickParameters(object):
+    '''
+    AutoPickParameters is a parameter type object capable to read and/or write
+    parameter ASCII and binary files. Parameters are given by example:
+    phl         S           #phaselabel
+    ff1         0.1         #freqmin
+    ff2         0.5         #freqmax
+    tdet        6.875       #det-window_(s)_for_ar
+    tpred       2.5         #pred-window_(s)_for_ar
+    order       4           #order_of_ar
+    fnoise      0           #noise_level_for_ar
+    suppp       7           #envelopecoeff
+    tolt        300         #(s)time_int_around_the_arrival_time_of_the_phase_to_analyze
+    f1tpwt      4           #propfact_minfreq_secondtaper
+    pickwindow  9           #length_of_pick_window
+    w1          1           #length_of_smoothing_window
+    w2          0.37        #cf(i-1)*(1+peps)_for_local_min
+    w3          0.25        #cf(i-1)*(1+peps)_for_local_min
+    tslope      0.8;2       #slope_det_window_loc_glob
+    aerr        30;60       #adjusted_error_slope_fitting_loc_glob
+    tsn         20;5;20;10  #length_signal_window_S/N
+    proPh       Sn          #nextprominentphase
+    '''
+
+    def __init__(self, fn):
+        '''
+        Initialize parameter object:
+
+        read content of an ASCII file an form a type consistent dictionary
+        contain all parameters.
+        '''
+
+        parFileCont = {}
+        try:
+            inputFile = open(fn, 'r')
+            lines = inputFile.readlines()
+            for line in lines:
+                parspl = line.split('\t')[:2]
+                parFileCont[parspl[0]] = parspl[1]
+            for key, value in parFileCont.iteritems():
+                try:
+                    val = int(value)
+                except:
+                    try:
+                        val = float(value)
+                    except:
+                        if value.find(';') > 0:
+                            vallist = value.strip().split(';')
+                            val = []
+                            for val0 in vallist:
+                                val0 = float(val0)
+                                val.append(val0)
+                        else:
+                            val = str(value.strip())
+                parFileCont[key] = val
+        except e:
+            raise 'ParameterError:\n %s' % e
+        finally:
+            parFileCont = None
+        self.__parameter = parFileCont
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        reprString = ''
+        reprString += 'Automated picking parameter:\n\n'
+        if self.__parameter is not None:
+            for key, value in self.__parameter.iteritems():
+                reprString += '%s:\t\t%s' % (key, value)
+        else:
+            reprString += 'Empty parameter dictionary.'