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Diffstat (limited to 'pyspike/isi_distance.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | pyspike/isi_distance.py | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pyspike/isi_distance.py b/pyspike/isi_distance.py index 164378d..2a1ed3a 100644 --- a/pyspike/isi_distance.py +++ b/pyspike/isi_distance.py @@ -66,7 +66,21 @@ def isi_distance(spike_train1, spike_train2, interval=None): :returns: The isi-distance :math:`D_I`. :rtype: double """ - return isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval) + + if interval is None: + # distance over the whole interval is requested: use specific function + # for optimal performance + try: + from cython.cython_distances import isi_distance_cython \ + as isi_distance_impl + return isi_distance_impl(spike_train1.spikes, spike_train2.spikes, + spike_train1.t_start, spike_train1.t_end) + except ImportError: + # Cython backend not available: fall back to profile averaging + return isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval) + else: + # some specific interval is provided: use profile + return isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval) ############################################################ |