create_scenario() function

Create and return a new scenario based on a scenario configuration.

This function checks and locks the configuration, manages application's version, and creates a new scenario from the scenario configuration provided.

If the scenario belongs to a cycle, the cycle (corresponding to the creation_date and the configuration frequency attribute) is created if it does not exist yet.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
config	ScenarioConfig	The scenario configuration used to create a new scenario.	required
creation_date	Optional[datetime]	The creation date of the scenario. If None, the current date time is used.	None
name	Optional[str]	The displayable name of the scenario.	None

Returns:

Type	Description
Scenario	The new scenario.

Raises:

Type	Description
SystemExit	If the configuration check returns some errors.