Remove unused _ancestry class variable

src/pynwb/behavior.py

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class SpatialSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ('reference_frame',)
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,SpatialSeries"
-
     _help = "Stores points in space over time. The data[] array structure is [num samples][num spatial dimensions]"
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this SpatialSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/ecephys.py

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class ElectricalSeries(TimeSeries):
     __nwbfields__ = ({'name': 'electrodes', 'required_name': 'electrodes',
                       'doc': 'the electrodes that generated this electrical series', 'child': True},)
 
-    __ancestry = "TimeSeries,ElectricalSeries"
     __help = "Stores acquired voltage data from extracellular recordings."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ class SpikeEventSeries(ElectricalSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    __ancestry = "TimeSeries,ElectricalSeries,SpikeSeries"
     __help = "Snapshots of spike events from data."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/icephys.py

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class PatchClampSeries(TimeSeries):
                      'gain',
                      'stimulus_description')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries"
     _help = "Superclass definition for patch-clamp data."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ class CurrentClampSeries(PatchClampSeries):
                      'bridge_balance',
                      'capacitance_compensation')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries,CurrentClampSeries"
     _help = "Voltage recorded from cell during current-clamprecording."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ class IZeroClampSeries(CurrentClampSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries,CurrentClampSeries,IZeroClampSeries"
     _help = "Voltage from intracellular recordings when all current and amplifier settings are off,"
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -236,7 +233,6 @@ class CurrentClampStimulusSeries(PatchClampSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries,CurrentClampStimulusSeries"
     _help = "Stimulus current applied during current clamp recording."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -292,7 +288,6 @@ class VoltageClampSeries(PatchClampSeries):
                      'whole_cell_capacitance_comp',
                      'whole_cell_series_resistance_comp')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries,VoltageClampSeries"
     _help = "Current recorded from cell during voltage-clamp recording"
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -359,7 +354,6 @@ class VoltageClampStimulusSeries(PatchClampSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,PatchClampSeries,VoltageClampStimulusSeries"
     _help = "Stimulus voltage applied during voltage clamp recording."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/image.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ImageSeries(TimeSeries):
                      'starting_frame',
                      'format')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,ImageSeries"
     _help = "Storage object for time-series 2-D image data"
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ class IndexSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ('indexed_timeseries',)
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,IndexSeries"
     _help = "A sequence that is generated from an existing image stack. Frames can be presented in \
     an arbitrary order. The data[] field stores frame number in reference stack."
 
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ class ImageMaskSeries(ImageSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ('masked_imageseries',)
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,ImageSeries,ImageMaskSeries"
     _help = "An alpha mask that is applied to a presented visual stimulus."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ class OpticalSeries(ImageSeries):
                      'field_of_view',
                      'orientation')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,ImageSeries,OpticalSeries"
     _help = "Time-series image stack for optical recording or stimulus."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/misc.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class AnnotationSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,AnnotationSeries"
     _help = "Time-stamped annotations about an experiment."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ class AbstractFeatureSeries(TimeSeries):
     __nwbfields__ = ('feature_units',
                      'features')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,AbstractFeatureSeries"
     _help = "Features of an applied stimulus. This is useful when storing the raw stimulus is impractical."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ class IntervalSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ()
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,IntervalSeries"
     _help = "Stores the start and stop times for events."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/ogen.py

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class OptogeneticSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ('site',)
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,OptogeneticSeries"
     _help = "Optogenetic stimulus."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},

src/pynwb/ophys.py

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class TwoPhotonSeries(ImageSeries):
                      'pmt_gain',
                      'scan_line_rate')
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,ImageSeries,TwoPhotonSeries"
     _help = "Image stack recorded from 2-photon microscope."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ class RoiResponseSeries(TimeSeries):
 
     __nwbfields__ = ({'name': 'rois', 'child': True},)
 
-    _ancestry = "TimeSeries,ImageSeries,ImageMaskSeries"
     _help = "ROI responses over an imaging plane. Each row in data[] should correspond to the signal from one no ROI."
 
     @docval({'name': 'name', 'type': str, 'doc': 'The name of this TimeSeries dataset'},