@staticmethod<EOL><INDENT>def initialize_mpi(mpi=False):<DEDENT>
if mpi:<EOL><INDENT>import mpi4py.MPI<EOL>comm = mpi4py.MPI.COMM_WORLD<EOL>rank = comm.Get_rank()<EOL>size = comm.Get_size()<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>comm = None<EOL>rank = <NUM_LIT:0><EOL>size = <NUM_LIT:1><EOL><DEDENT>return {<EOL>"<STR_LIT>": comm,<EOL>"<STR_LIT>": rank,<EOL>"<STR_LIT:size>": size,<EOL>"<STR_LIT>": mpi<EOL>}<EOL>
initialize mpi settings