openmmtools.utils.find_subclass

openmmtools.utils.find_subclass(parent_cls, subcls_name)

Return the class called subcls_name inheriting from parent_cls.

Parameters:

parent_cls : type

The parent class.

subcls_name : str

The name of the class inheriting from parent_cls.

Returns:

subcls : type

The class inheriting from parent_cls called subcls_name.

Raises:

ValueError

If there is no class or there are multiple classes called subcls_name that inherit from parent_cls.