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_BaseWriter
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**Doc:** 

**short class_name:** _BaseWriter

**full class_name :** oceantracker.tracks_writer._base_tracks_writer._BaseWriter

**Inheritance:** > ParameterBaseClass> _BaseWriter


Parameters:
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	* ``class_name`` :   ``<class 'str'>``   *<optional>*
		Description: Class name as string A.B.C, used to import this class from python path

		- default: ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``

	* ``name`` :   ``<class 'str'>``   *<optional>*
		Description: Name used to refer to class in code and output, = None for core claseses

		- default: ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``

	* ``role_output_file_tag`` :   ``<class 'str'>``   *<optional>*
		- default: ``tracks``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``

	* ``time_steps_per_per_file`` :   ``<class 'int'>``   *<optional>*
		Description: Split track output into files with given number of time integer steps

		- default: ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'int'>``
		- min: ``1``

	* ``turn_off_write_particle_properties_list``:  *<optional>*
		Description: - Change default write param of particle properties to not write to tracks file, ie  tweak write flags individually

		- a list containing type:  ``[]``
		- default list : ``['water_velocity', 'velocity_modifier']``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``
		- possible_types: ``[]``
		- make_list_unique: ``False``
		- min_len: ``0``

	* ``turn_on_write_particle_properties_list``:  *<optional>*
		Description: - Change default write param of particle properties to write to tracks file, ie  tweak write flags individually

		- a list containing type:  ``[]``
		- default list : ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``
		- possible_types: ``[]``
		- make_list_unique: ``False``
		- min_len: ``0``

	* ``update_interval`` :   ``<class 'float'>``   *<optional>*
		Description: the time in model seconds between writes (will be rounded to model time step)

		- default: ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'float'>``
		- units: ``sec``
		- min: ``0.01``

	* ``user_note`` :   ``<class 'str'>``   *<optional>*
		- default: ``None``
		- data_type: ``<class 'str'>``

	* ``write_dry_cell_flag`` :   ``<class 'bool'>``   *<optional>*
		Description: Write dry cell flag to track output file for all cells, which can be used to show dry cells on plots, off by default to keep file size down

		- default: ``False``
		- data_type: ``<class 'bool'>``
		- possible_values: ``[True, False]``



Expert Parameters:
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