issue 403 - outline initial spec

src/python/io/base.py

@@ -102,6 +102,36 @@ def get(self, var, varInFile=None, region={}, *args, **kargs):
  out = out(*[domain])
  return out
 
+ def provenanceGrab(self):
+ # Collect platform and user information
+ # Platform and version: uname (sysname, nodename, release, version, machine), mac_ver, linux_distribution
+ # http:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1854/how-to-check-what-os-am-i-running-on-in-python
+ # https://docs.python.org/2/library/platform.html
+ # User privilege: os.geteuid() == 0 (means root on linux) ; No effecive mac version
+ # http:https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/179527/check-if-an-os-x-user-is-an-administrator
+ # https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.html#files-and-directories
+ #os.access('/',os.R_OK)
+ #Out[21]: True
+ #os.access('/',os.W_OK)
+ #Out[22]: False
+ # PMP version
+ # PMP obs version
+ # CDP version
+ # conda version
+ # cdms version
+ # cdtime version
+ # cdutil version
+ # ESMF version
+ # genutil version
+ # numpy version
+ # python version
+ # regrid2 version
+ # vcs version
+ # vtk version
+
+ provenance = {}
+ return provenance
+
  def setTargetGrid(self, target, regridTool="esmf", regridMethod="linear"):
  self.regridTool = regridTool
  self.regridMethod = regridMethod