polaris.setup.setup_task

polaris.setup.setup_task(path, task, machine, work_dir, baseline_dir, cached_steps)

Set up one or more tasks

Parameters

• path (str) – Relative path for a tasks to set up

• task (polaris.Task) – A task to set up

• machine (str) – The name of one of the machines with defined config options, which can be listed with polaris list --machines

• work_dir (str) – A directory that will serve as the base for creating task directories

• baseline_dir (str) – Location of baselines that can be compared to

• cached_steps (list of str) – Which steps (if any) should be cached, identified by a list of subdirectories in the component