Create a MantidPythonSimpleAPI

[Nick Draper]

As discussed.

• Create a method on the PthyonAPI that creates a MantidPythonSimpleAPI.py library
• This should contain a method for every algorithm available in the Factory
• Each method should allow for a simple method signature based on it's parameters.
• Also include a help method help() should list all algorithms (and any other commands we add later) help("command") should provide details about that command.

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1478]) Added method to create a simpler Python interface for the Refs #267

[Martyn Gigg]

[1478] does not handle versioning, it will just pick the latest version

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1485]) Added test of SimplePythonAPI Refs #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1493]) Altered simple python API to deal with optional parameters, Refs #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1498]) Added help command for each algorithm. Refs #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1510]) Tidied up simple python interface. Re #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1569]) Improved Python help, Refs #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1571]) Removed erroneous comma in simple python help messages and tidied up PythonInterface, removing unneeded LoadIsisRawFile function that can now be handled with the simple API. Re #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1572]) Minor correction to new python help for zero argument functions and documentation corrections. Re #267

[Martyn Gigg]

(In [1576]) Fixed the Python API test that I broke when tidying the interface code, Re #267

[Russell Taylor]

(In [1577]) Fix for crash of SimplePythonAPITest on Windows. Re #267.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [1582]) Fix other PythonAPI test crashes/failures. Re #267.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [1583]) Try this. Re #267.

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​1115