Get help on the command line interface

  • The helpdesk() command will launch the documentation pages on your browser.

  • To access the High-level Python API reference material you can use the commands:

# list all functions and attributes
dir(nest)

# Get docstring for function in Python ...
help('nest.FunctionName')

# ... or in IPython
nest.FunctionName?

Model information

  • To get a list of available neuron models, use:

nest.node_models
  • To get a list of available synapse models, use:

nest.synapse_models
  • To get details on the model equations and parameters, please check out our model documentation.