schrodinger.application.livedesign.job_utils module¶

LiveDesign protocol job launching utils.

schrodinger.application.livedesign.job_utils.get_procs(backend)[source]¶

Determine the HOST and number of CPUs to be used

Parameters: backend ('schrodinger.job.jobcontrol._Backend', None) – Job backend object
Returns: Hostname and the number of CPUs to run the job across
Return type: str, int

schrodinger.application.livedesign.job_utils.use_smart_dist()[source]¶

Enable/disable Smart Distribution when running on a queuing system based on the ‘SCHRODINGER_LD_SMARTDIST’ env var. By default, backend drivers running on a jobdj will have smart distribution on by default. This function will detect this env var has been set and disable smart distribution if desired

Default behavior (True) is to use Smart Distribution when the env var is not set

Returns: True/False based on the env var setting
Return type: bool