Error running python algorithm from Python

[Martyn Gigg]

Vickie has observed that this script

from MantidFramework import *
mtd.initialise()
import os

SNSPowderReduction(Instrument='PG3', RunNumber='8364', Extension='_event.nxs', PreserveEvents=True, CalibrationFile='/home/vel/Mantid/Code/Mantid/release/bin/PG3_SS_d7297_2012_02_17.cal',CharacterizationRunsFile='/home/vel/Mantid/Code/Mantid/release/bin/PG3_characterization_2012_02_23-HR.txt', Binning='0.2,-0.0004,10.',BinInDspace=True, StripVanadiumPeaks=True, FilterBadPulses=True, NormalizeByCurrent=True, SaveAs='gsas', OutputDirectory='/home/vel/Mantid/Code/Mantid/mpi/bin', FinalDataUnits='dSpacing')

fails in the python window with this error

RuntimeError: Mantid import error. The mock simple API functions have not been replaced! This is an error in the core setup logic of the mantid module, please contact the development team.
  at line 5 in '/home/vel/Mantid/Code/Mantid/release/bin/PowderReduction.py'
  caused by line 622 in '/home/vel/Mantid/Code/Mantid/release/bin/mantid/simpleapi.py'

[Martyn Gigg]

Leave out mock api functions for the moment. Refs #5142

They are interfering with the simple functions from the old API

Changeset: 89d0ee22a360358650814269db798184ade1bc83

[Martyn Gigg]

Leave out mock api functions for the moment. Refs #5142

They are interfering with the simple functions from the old API

Changeset: 89d0ee22a360358650814269db798184ade1bc83

[Nick Draper]

Moved at end of release 2.1

[Nick Draper]

Moved at the end of release 2.2

[Martyn Gigg]

I've created #5884 to better describe the problem. Marking this as won't fix.

[Owen Arnold]

Work for this issue conducted under #5884

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​5988