.. _model-surrogate-global-experimental_python:

"""""""""""""""""""
experimental_python
"""""""""""""""""""


Use the experimental python surrogates interface



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

   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-options_file
   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-class_path_and_name
   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model
   model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-import_model


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword          | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                         |                                               |
+=========================+====================+=========================+===============================================+
| Optional                                     | `options_file`__        | An unused placeholder option for experimental |
|                                              |                         | python-based surrogates                       |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required                                     | `class_path_and_name`__ | Specify the module and class name of the      |
|                                              |                         | python surrogate                              |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `export_model`__        | An unused placeholder option for experimental |
|                                              |                         | python-based surrogates                       |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `import_model`__        | An unused placeholder option for experimental |
|                                              |                         | python-based surrogates                       |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-options_file.html
__ model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-class_path_and_name.html
__ model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-export_model.html
__ model-surrogate-global-experimental_python-import_model.html



**Description**


This is an experimental capability that allows the user to expose a python-based
surrogate to Dakota.