lhe_cleaner.py

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# Copyright (C) 2002-2021 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
from ... import Logging
from ...decorators import timed
from ...utility import FileParser
 

logger = Logging.logging.getLogger("PowhegControl")
 
@timed("LHE file cleaning")
def lhe_cleaner(powheg_LHE_output):
    """Post-process LHE file to conform to what the parton-shower generator expects.
 
    @param powheg_LHE_output  Name of LHE file produced by PowhegBox.
    """
    logger.info("Starting to run PowhegControl LHE file cleaner")
    import os
    os.system('cp {0} unmodified_{0}'.format(powheg_LHE_output))
 
    
 
    # Removing rwgt, pdf, and new weight comment lines if one such line looks buggy, i.e. if one NaN values is found
    # Otherwise it would probably make Pythia crash (even versions which accept such comment lines)
    pdf_removed = FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_remove_all_if_one_line_matches("^#pdf", "NaN")
    rwg_removed = FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_remove_all_if_one_line_matches("^#rwgt", "NaN")
    new_removed = FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_remove_all_if_one_line_matches("^#new weight", "NaN")
    matching_removed = FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_remove_all_if_one_line_matches("^#matching", "NaN")
    rdm_removed = FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_remove_all_if_one_line_matches("^ #Random", "NaN") # this one starts with a space
 
    if pdf_removed != 0:
        logger.info("{} line(s) starting with '#pdf' were removed in {} since at least one looked buggy".format(pdf_removed, powheg_LHE_output))
    if rwg_removed != 0:
        logger.info("{} line(s) starting with '#rwgt' were removed in {} since at least one looked buggy".format(rwg_removed, powheg_LHE_output))
    if new_removed != 0:
        logger.info("{} line(s) starting with '#new weight' were removed in {} since at least one looked buggy".format(new_removed, powheg_LHE_output))
    if matching_removed != 0:
        logger.info("{} line(s) starting with '#matching' were removed in {} since at least one looked buggy".format(matching_removed, powheg_LHE_output))
    if rdm_removed != 0:
        logger.info("{} line(s) starting with ' #Random' were removed in {} since at least one looked buggy".format(rdm_removed, powheg_LHE_output)) # this one starts with a space
 
    # Correct LHE version identification; otherwise Pythia will treat all files as v1
    FileParser(powheg_LHE_output).text_replace('LesHouchesEvents version="1.0"', 'LesHouchesEvents version="3.0"')