.. _method-external_python-options_file:

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options_file
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Filename to pass to exteral python methods



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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* STRING

- *Default:* no advanced options file


**Description**


The file can be of any type and is intended to contain parameters and
options meaningful to a particular external python method.




**Examples**



.. code-block::

    {
      "RandomSample" :
      {
        "max_evals" : 25,
        "rnd_seed"  : 231
      }
    }



