Removed unnecessary if conditions at some places, and used itertools.product to make code more readable/cleaner.

gprMax/cmds_geometry/add_grass.py

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class AddGrass(UserObjectGeometry):
             if ys == yf or zs == zf:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
                 raise ValueError
-            if xs != volume.xs and xs != volume.xf:
+            if xs not in [volume.xs and volume.xf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} must specify external surfaces on a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError
             fractalrange = (round_value(limits[0] / grid.dx), round_value(limits[1] / grid.dx))
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ class AddGrass(UserObjectGeometry):
                 requestedsurface = 'xplus'
 
         elif ys == yf:
-            if xs == xf or zs == zf:
+            if zs == zf:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
                 raise ValueError
-            if ys != volume.ys and ys != volume.yf:
+            if ys not in [volume.ys and volume.yf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} must specify external surfaces on a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError
             fractalrange = (round_value(limits[0] / grid.dy), round_value(limits[1] / grid.dy))
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ class AddGrass(UserObjectGeometry):
                 requestedsurface = 'yplus'
 
         elif zs == zf:
-            if xs == xf or ys == yf:
-                logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
-                raise ValueError
-            if zs != volume.zs and zs != volume.zf:
+            if zs not in [volume.zs and volume.zf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} must specify external surfaces on a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError
             fractalrange = (round_value(limits[0] / grid.dz), round_value(limits[1] / grid.dz))
@@ -227,7 +224,7 @@ class AddGrass(UserObjectGeometry):
         surface.grass.append(g)
 
         # Check to see if grass has been already defined as a material
-        if not any(x.ID == 'grass' for x in grid.materials):
+        if all(x.ID == 'grass' for x in grid.materials):
             create_grass(grid)
 
         # Check if time step for model is suitable for using grass

gprMax/cmds_geometry/add_surface_roughness.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class AddSurfaceRoughness(UserObjectGeometry):
             if ys == yf or zs == zf:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
                 raise ValueError
-            if xs != volume.xs and xs != volume.xf:
+            if xs not in [volume.xs, volume.xf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} can only be used on the external ' + 
                                  'surfaces of a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ class AddSurfaceRoughness(UserObjectGeometry):
                 requestedsurface = 'xplus'
 
         elif ys == yf:
-            if xs == xf or zs == zf:
+            if zs == zf:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
                 raise ValueError
-            if ys != volume.ys and ys != volume.yf:
+            if ys not in [volume.ys and volume.yf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} can only be used on the external ' + 
                                  'surfaces of a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError
@@ -173,10 +173,7 @@ class AddSurfaceRoughness(UserObjectGeometry):
                 requestedsurface = 'yplus'
 
         elif zs == zf:
-            if xs == xf or ys == yf:
-                logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} dimensions are not specified correctly')
-                raise ValueError
-            if zs != volume.zs and zs != volume.zf:
+            if zs not in [volume.zs and volume.zf]:
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} can only be used on the external ' +
                                  'surfaces of a fractal box')
                 raise ValueError

gprMax/cmds_geometry/fractal_box.py

@@ -140,12 +140,11 @@ class FractalBox(UserObjectGeometry):
                 logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} must be used with more than ' +
                                  'one material from the mixing model.')
                 raise ValueError
-            if isinstance(mixingmodel, ListMaterial):
-                if nbins > len(mixingmodel.mat):
-                    logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} too many materials/bins ' +
-                                        'requested compared to materials in ' +
-                                        'mixing model.')
-                    raise ValueError
+            if isinstance(mixingmodel, ListMaterial) and nbins > len(mixingmodel.mat):
+                logger.exception(f'{self.__str__()} too many materials/bins ' +
+                                    'requested compared to materials in ' +
+                                    'mixing model.')
+                raise ValueError
             # Create materials from mixing model as number of bins now known 
             # from fractal_box command.
             mixingmodel.calculate_properties(nbins, grid)

testing/benchmarking/bench_simple.py

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
     receiver at the centre.
 """
 
+
 from pathlib import Path
 import gprMax
 
+import itertools
 # File path for output
 fn = Path(__file__)
 
@@ -17,38 +19,36 @@ ompthreads = [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128]
 
 scenes = []
 
-for d in domains:
-    for threads in ompthreads:
+# Discretisation
+dl = 0.001
 
-        # Discretisation
-        dl = 0.001
+for d, threads in itertools.product(domains, ompthreads):
+    # Domain
+    x = d
+    y = x
+    z = x
 
-        # Domain
-        x = d
-        y = x
-        z = x
+    scene = gprMax.Scene()
 
-        scene = gprMax.Scene()
+    title = gprMax.Title(name=fn.with_suffix('').name)
+    domain = gprMax.Domain(p1=(x, y, z))
+    dxdydz = gprMax.Discretisation(p1=(dl, dl, dl))
+    time_window = gprMax.TimeWindow(time=3e-9)
+    wv = gprMax.Waveform(wave_type='gaussiandotnorm', amp=1, freq=900e6, 
+                         id='MySource')
+    src = gprMax.HertzianDipole(p1=(x/2, y/2, z/2), polarisation='x',
+                                waveform_id='MySource')
 
-        title = gprMax.Title(name=fn.with_suffix('').name)
-        domain = gprMax.Domain(p1=(x, y, z))
-        dxdydz = gprMax.Discretisation(p1=(dl, dl, dl))
-        time_window = gprMax.TimeWindow(time=3e-9)
-        wv = gprMax.Waveform(wave_type='gaussiandotnorm', amp=1, freq=900e6, 
-                             id='MySource')
-        src = gprMax.HertzianDipole(p1=(x/2, y/2, z/2), polarisation='x',
-                                    waveform_id='MySource')
+    omp = gprMax.OMPThreads(n=threads)
 
-        omp = gprMax.OMPThreads(n=threads)
-
-        scene.add(title)
-        scene.add(domain)
-        scene.add(dxdydz)
-        scene.add(time_window)
-        scene.add(wv)
-        scene.add(src)
-        scene.add(omp)
-        scenes.append(scene)
+    scene.add(title)
+    scene.add(domain)
+    scene.add(dxdydz)
+    scene.add(time_window)
+    scene.add(wv)
+    scene.add(src)
+    scene.add(omp)
+    scenes.append(scene)
 
 # Run model
 gprMax.run(scenes=scenes, n=len(scenes), geometry_only=False, outputfile=fn, gpu=None)