= Topdl Library =

This page describes the python library for manipulating topologies that follow the [TopDl topdl] model and are generally output in the topdl language.  It is broken up into a reference section describing the various python classes and procedures and an examples section.

= Reference =

== Installing and Accessing ==

The topdl library is available as oart of the DETER module of the DETER federation system.  Any system that has fedd installed will have topdl installed as well.  In particular, {{{users.isi.deterlab.net}}} has the library installed.

To install the library separately, follow the [FeddDownload#GitAccess instructions for getting fedd from git], make the distribution, and install the {{{deter-data-}}}''version''{{{.tar.gz}}} tar file using the [FeddDownload#DownloadingandInstallingthetarfile same procedure for installing the fedd tar file].  Installing all of fedd will work as well, of course.

Once the library is installed, python programs can access it by:

{{{
#!/usr/bin/env python

from deter import topdl
}}}