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<p>Here is the one possible answer:</p>
<div ><div ><pre><span >#!/usr/bin/env python2.5</span>
<span >import</span> <span >os</span>
<span >import</span> <span >ecflow</span>  
   
<span >defs</span> <span >=</span> <span >ecflow</span><span >.</span><span >Defs</span><span >()</span>
<span >suite</span> <span >=</span> <span >defs</span><span >.</span><span >add_suite</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;data_aquisition&quot;</span><span >)</span>
<span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_repeat</span><span >(</span> <span >ecflow</span><span >.</span><span >RepeatDay</span><span >(</span><span >1</span><span >)</span> <span >)</span>
<span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_variable</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;ECF_HOME&quot;</span><span >,</span><span >os</span><span >.</span><span >getenv</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;HOME&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >+</span> <span >&quot;/course&quot;</span><span >)</span>
<span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_variable</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;ECF_INCLUDE&quot;</span><span >,</span><span >os</span><span >.</span><span >getenv</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;HOME&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >+</span> <span >&quot;/course&quot;</span><span >)</span>
<span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_variable</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;ECF_FILES&quot;</span><span >,</span><span >os</span><span >.</span><span >getenv</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;HOME&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >+</span> <span >&quot;/course/data&quot;</span><span >)</span>
<span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_variable</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;SLEEP&quot;</span><span >,</span><span >&quot;2&quot;</span><span >)</span>
<span >for</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span> <span >&quot;exeter&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;toulouse&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;offenbach&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;washington&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;tokyo&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;melbourne&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;montreal&quot;</span> <span >)</span> <span >:</span>
    <span >fcity</span> <span >=</span> <span >suite</span><span >.</span><span >add_family</span><span >(</span><span >city</span><span >)</span>
    <span >fcity</span><span >.</span><span >add_task</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;archive&quot;</span><span >)</span>
    <span >for</span> <span >type</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span> <span >&quot;observations&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;fields&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;images&quot;</span> <span >):</span>
        <span >type_fam</span> <span >=</span> <span >fcity</span><span >.</span><span >add_family</span><span >(</span><span >type</span><span >)</span>
        <span >if</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span><span >&quot;exeter&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;toulouse&quot;</span><span >,</span> <span >&quot;offenbach&quot;</span><span >):</span> <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_time</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;00:00 23:00 01:00&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        <span >if</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span><span >&quot;washington&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >:</span>                     <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_time</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;00:00 23:00 03:00&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        <span >if</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span><span >&quot;tokyo&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >:</span>                          <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_time</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;12:00&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        <span >if</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span><span >&quot;melbourne&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >:</span>                      <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_day</span><span >(</span> <span >&quot;monday&quot;</span> <span >)</span>
        <span >if</span> <span >city</span> <span >in</span> <span >(</span><span >&quot;montreal&quot;</span><span >)</span> <span >:</span>                       <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_date</span><span >(</span><span >1</span><span >,</span><span >0</span><span >,</span><span >0</span><span >)</span>
         
        <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_task</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;get&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_task</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;process&quot;</span><span >)</span><span >.</span><span >add_trigger</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;get eq complete&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        <span >type_fam</span><span >.</span><span >add_task</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;store&quot;</span><span >)</span><span >.</span><span >add_trigger</span><span >(</span><span >&quot;get eq complete&quot;</span><span >)</span>
        
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<p>It is also possible to automatically generate the <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-ecf-script"><em >ecf script</em></a> using the python api:</p>
<div ><div ><pre><span >defs</span><span >.</span><span >generate_scripts</span><span >()</span>
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<p>This enables testing of the <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-suite-definition"><em >suite definition</em></a>, with out worrying about the <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-ecf-script"><em >ecf script</em></a>&#8216;s.</p>
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<p >Note</p>
<p >When there are no <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-event"><em >event</em></a>&#8216;s, <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-meter"><em >meter</em></a>&#8216;s or <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-label"><em >label</em></a>&#8216;s in the <a  href="/wiki/display/ECFLOW/Glossary#term-suite-definition"><em >suite definition</em></a>,
the content of the  generated scripts are identical. Hence this functionality should <strong>only</strong> be used
as <strong>debug</strong> aid for the definition</p>
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