Added ignore lines starting with specific characters to group tool

tools/stats/grouping.py

@@ -37,7 +37,22 @@ def main():
     round_val = []
     data_ary = []
     
-    for var in sys.argv[5:]:
+    if sys.argv[5] != "None":
+        oldfile = open(inputfile,'r')
+        oldfilelines = oldfile.readlines()
+        newinputfile = inputfile+'2'
+        newfile = open(newinputfile,'w')
+        asciitodelete = sys.argv[5].split(',')
+        for i in range(len(asciitodelete)):
+            asciitodelete[i] = chr(int(asciitodelete[i]))
+        for line in oldfilelines:
+            if line[0] not in asciitodelete:
+                newfile.write(line)
+        oldfile.close()
+        newfile.close()
+        inputfile = newinputfile
+
+    for var in sys.argv[6:]:
         op, col, do_round = var.split()
         ops.append(op)
         cols.append(col)

tools/stats/grouping.xml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       $input1
       $groupcol
       $ignorecase
+      $ignorelines
       #for $op in $operations
        '${op.optype}
         ${op.opcol}
@@ -18,6 +19,24 @@
     <param name="ignorecase" type="boolean" truevalue="1" falsevalue="0">
       <label>Ignore case while grouping?</label>
     </param>
+    <param name="ignorelines" type="select" display="checkboxes" multiple="True" label="Ignore lines beginning with these characters" help="lines beginning with these are not grouped">
+            <option value="62">&gt;</option>
+            <option value="64">@</option>
+            <option value="43">+</option>
+            <option value="60">&lt;</option>
+            <option value="42">*</option>
+            <option value="45">-</option>
+            <option value="61">=</option>
+            <option value="124">|</option>
+            <option value="63">?</option>
+            <option value="36">$</option>
+            <option value="46">.</option>
+            <option value="58">:</option>
+            <option value="38">&amp;</option>
+            <option value="37">%</option>
+            <option value="94">^</option>
+            <option value="35">&#35;</option>
+    </param>
     <repeat name="operations" title="Operation">
       <param name="optype" type="select" label="Type">
         <option value="mean">Mean</option>