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#  Module name: Model_Exe_Dir
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#  Author     : Zhengtao Cui (Zhengtao.Cui@noaa.gov)                          #
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#  Initial version date:    4/18/2018                                         #
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#  Last modification date:  4/18/2018                                         #
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#  Description: manage data in a model exec directory on WCOSS                #
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#!/usr/bin/env python
from datetime import datetime

class Model_Exe_Dir:
	"""
	   Model_Exe_dir 
        """	
	def __init__( self, exepath ):
             self.path = exepath
             self.ncepdate = self.get_ncepdate()

        def get_ncepdate(self ):

            with open( self.path + '/' + 'ncepdate' ) as f:
		    line = f.readline()
	    return datetime.strptime( line[6:20], '%Y%m%d%H%M%S')