basis_function_from_name

splinebox.basis_functions.basis_function_from_name(name, **kwargs)

Returns a basis function object based on the name of the basis function.

Parameters

namestr

The name of the basis function, e.g. ‘B1’, ‘ExponentialHermite’, …

kwargs

Additional keyword arguments that might be required to create some basis functions, such as M (i.e. the number of knots/control points) for Exponential basis functions.

Returns

basis_functionObject of one of the subcases of splinebox.basis_functions.BasisFunction.

The basis function object required for the construction of a spline.