.. _model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model-formats:

"""""""
formats
"""""""


An unused placeholder option for experimental python-based surrogates



.. toctree::
   :hidden:
   :maxdepth: 1

   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model-formats-text_archive
   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model-formats-binary_archive


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword     | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                    |                                               |
+=========================+====================+====================+===============================================+
| Optional                                     | `text_archive`__   | An unused placeholder option for experimental |
|                                              |                    | python-based surrogates                       |
+----------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `binary_archive`__ | An unused placeholder option for experimental |
|                                              |                    | python-based surrogates                       |
+----------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model-formats-text_archive.html
__ model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model-formats-binary_archive.html



**Description**


This option is not active but instead serves as a placeholder for future
extensions to the experimental python-based surrogates capability.