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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#
+#  Example on the use of otb "pythonization"
+#
+from sys import argv
+import otbApplication as otb
+
+def cm_assert(a,b):
+	print "debug print before assert check: '%s'== '%s'" %(a, b)
+	assert a == b
+
+app = otb.Registry.CreateApplication('OrthoRectification')
+
+# one test for each parameter type (string, float, int, ...)
+
+# # parameter group io.in
+# 1 - input image parameter set
+app.IO.IN = argv[1]
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('io.in'), argv[1])
+
+# 2 - input image parameter get
+cm_assert(app.IO.IN, argv[1])
+
+# # parameter group io.in
+# 3 - output image parameter set
+app.IO.OUT = argv[2]
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('io.out'), argv[2])
+
+# 4 - output image parameter get
+cm_assert(app.IO.OUT, argv[2])
+
+# 5 - choice with sub parameters set
+app.MAP = 'lambert2'
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('map'), 'lambert2')
+
+# 5.1 - choice with sub parameters get
+app.SetParameterString('map', 'wgs')
+cm_assert('wgs', app.MAP)
+
+# 5.2 - choice with sub parameters set
+app.MAP = 'lambert93'
+cm_assert('lambert93', app.GetParameterString('map'))
+
+# 5.3 - choice with sub parameters set
+app.SetParameterString('map', 'epsg')
+cm_assert(app.MAP, 'epsg')
+
+# 6 - int type 2nd level sub parameters of choice parameter set
+app.MAP.EPSG.CODE = 32768
+cm_assert(32768, app.GetParameterInt('map.epsg.code'))
+
+# 7 - another choice with sub parameters set
+app.MAP = 'utm'
+cm_assert('utm', app.GetParameterString('map'))
+
+# 8 - int type sub parameters of choice parameter set
+app.MAP.UTM.ZONE = 47
+cm_assert(47,app.GetParameterInt('map.utm.zone'))
+
+# 9 - int type sub parameters of choice parameter get
+app.SetParameterInt('map.utm.zone', 31)
+cm_assert(app.MAP.UTM.ZONE, 31)
+
+# 10 - bool type sub parameters of choice parameter get
+app.DisableParameter('map.utm.northhem')
+cm_assert(app.MAP.UTM.NORTHHEM, False)
+
+# 11 - bool type sub parameters of choice parameter set
+app.MAP.UTM.NORTHHEM = True
+cm_assert(True, app.IsParameterEnabled('map.utm.northhem') )
+
+#12 - simple choice parameter set
+app.OUTPUTS.MODE = 'auto'
+cm_assert('auto', app.GetParameterString('outputs.mode'))
+
+#13 - simple choice parameter get
+app.SetParameterString('outputs.mode', 'orthofit')
+cm_assert(app.OUTPUTS.MODE, 'orthofit')
+
+#14 - inputxml parameter set
+app.INXML = 'input.xml'
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('inxml'), 'input.xml')
+
+#15 - outputxml parameter get
+app.SetParameterString('outxml', 'output.xml')
+cm_assert("output.xml", app.OUTXML)
+
+#16 - parameter float get
+app.SetParameterFloat('elev.default', 5.0)
+cm_assert(5.0, app.ELEV.DEFAULT)
+
+#17 -parameter float set
+app.ELEV.DEFAULT = -2.5
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterFloat('elev.default'), -2.5)
+
+#18 - parameter ram get
+app.SetParameterString('opt.ram', '256')
+cm_assert(256, app.OPT.RAM)
+
+#19 - parameter ram set
+app.OPT.RAM = '512'
+cm_assert(app.GetParameterInt('opt.ram'), 512)
+
+#20 - parameter bool set
+app.OUTPUTS.ISOTROPIC = True
+cm_assert(app.IsParameterEnabled('outputs.isotropic'), True)
+
+#21 - parameter bool get
+app.DisableParameter('outputs.isotropic')
+cm_assert(False, app.OUTPUTS.ISOTROPIC)
+
+
+# #app.ExecuteAndWriteOutput()