CreateEmptyTableWorkspace.py

#pylint: disable=no-init
from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

from mantid.api import PythonAlgorithm, AlgorithmFactory, ITableWorkspaceProperty, WorkspaceFactory
from mantid.kernel import Direction

# Create an empty table workspace to be populated by a python script.


class CreateEmptyTableWorkspace(PythonAlgorithm):

    def summary(self):
        return "Creates an empty TableWorkspace which can be populated with various "\
               "types of information."

    def category(self):
        return 'Utility\\Workspaces'

    def PyInit(self):
        # Declare properties
        self.declareProperty(ITableWorkspaceProperty("OutputWorkspace", "", Direction.Output),
                             "The name of the table workspace that will be created.")

    def PyExec(self):
        tableWS = WorkspaceFactory.createTable()

        self.setProperty("OutputWorkspace", tableWS)


# Register algorithm with Mantid
AlgorithmFactory.subscribe(CreateEmptyTableWorkspace)