[update] pylot.in no longer mandatory

pylot/core/util/defaults.py

@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ elif system_name == "Windows":
 # suffix for phase name if not phase identified by last letter (P, p, etc.)
 ALTSUFFIX = ['diff', 'n', 'g', '1', '2', '3']
 
-FILTERDEFAULTS = readDefaultFilterInformation(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),
-                                                           '.pylot',
-                                                           'pylot.in'))
+FILTERDEFAULTS = readDefaultFilterInformation()
 
 TIMEERROR_DEFAULTS = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),
                                   '.pylot',

pylot/core/util/utils.py

@@ -37,15 +37,14 @@ def getAutoFilteroptions(phase, parameter):
     return filteroptions
 
 
-def readDefaultFilterInformation(fname):
+def readDefaultFilterInformation():
     """
     Read default filter information from pylot.in file
-    :param fname: path to pylot.in file
-    :type fname: str
     :return: dictionary containing the defailt filter information
     :rtype: dict
     """
-    pparam = PylotParameter(fname)
+    pparam = PylotParameter()
+    pparam.reset_defaults()
     return readFilterInformation(pparam)