Last modified: December 2023

URL: https://cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/sherpa/ahelp/get_num_par.html
AHELP for CIAO 4.16 Sherpa

get_num_par

Context: modeling

Synopsis

Return the number of parameters in a model expression.

Syntax

get_num_par(id=None)

id - int or str, optional

Description

The `get_num_par` function returns the number of parameters, both frozen and thawed, in the model assigned to a data set.


Examples

Example 1

Return the total number of parameters for the default data set:

>>> print(get_num_par())

Example 2

Find the number of parameters for the model associated with the data set called "jet":

>>> njet = get_num_par('jet')

PARAMETERS

The parameter for this function is:

Parameter Definition
id The data set containing the model expression. If not given then the default identifier is used, as returned by `get_default_id` .

Return value

The return value from this function is:

npar -- The number of parameters in the model expression. This sums up all the parameters of the components in the expression, and includes both frozen and thawed components.


Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

See Also

confidence
get_conf, get_conf_results, get_covar, get_covar_opt, get_covar_results, get_covariance_results, get_int_proj, get_int_unc, get_proj, get_proj_opt, get_proj_results, get_projection_results, get_reg_proj, get_reg_unc
contrib
get_chart_spectrum, get_marx_spectrum
data
get_areascal, get_arf, get_arf_plot, get_axes, get_backscal, get_bkg, get_bkg_arf, get_bkg_chisqr_plot, get_bkg_delchi_plot, get_bkg_fit_plot, get_bkg_model, get_bkg_model_plot, get_bkg_plot, get_bkg_ratio_plot, get_bkg_resid_plot, get_bkg_rmf, get_bkg_scale, get_bkg_source, get_bkg_source_plot, get_coord, get_counts, get_data, get_data_contour, get_data_contour_prefs, get_data_image, get_data_plot, get_data_plot_prefs, get_dep, get_dims, get_error, get_exposure, get_grouping, get_indep, get_quality, get_rmf, get_specresp, get_staterror, get_syserror
filtering
get_filter
fitting
calc_stat_info, get_stat_info
info
get_default_id, list_model_ids, list_stats, show_bkg_model, show_bkg_source
methods
get_draws, get_iter_method_name, get_iter_method_opt, get_method, get_method_name, get_method_opt
modeling
add_model, add_user_pars, clean, create_model_component, delete_bkg_model, delete_model, delete_model_component, get_model, get_model_autoassign_func, get_model_component, get_model_component_image, get_model_component_plot, get_model_plot, get_num_par_frozen, get_num_par_thawed, get_order_plot, get_par, get_pileup_model, get_response, get_source, get_source_component_image, get_source_component_plot, get_source_contour, get_source_image, get_source_plot, get_xsabund, get_xscosmo, get_xsxsect, get_xsxset, image_model, image_model_component, image_source, image_source_component, integrate, link, load_table_model, load_template_interpolator, load_template_model, load_user_model, normal_sample, reset, save_model, save_source, set_bkg_model, set_bkg_source, set_full_model, set_model, set_model_autoassign_func, set_pileup_model, set_source, set_xsabund, set_xscosmo, set_xsxsect, set_xsxset, t_sample, uniform_sample
plotting
get_cdf_plot, get_pdf_plot, get_pvalue_plot, get_pvalue_results, get_split_plot, plot_cdf, plot_model, plot_model_component, plot_pdf, plot_pvalue, plot_scatter, plot_source, plot_source_component, plot_trace
psfs
delete_psf, get_psf, get_psf_contour, get_psf_image, get_psf_plot, load_conv
saving
save_delchi, save_resid
statistics
get_chisqr_plot, get_delchi_plot, get_prior, get_sampler, get_stat, get_stat_name
utilities
calc_chisqr, calc_energy_flux, calc_model_sum, calc_photon_flux, calc_source_sum, calc_stat, eqwidth, get_analysis, get_rate
visualization
contour_model, contour_ratio, contour_resid, image_getregion