vice.core.dataframe.elemental_settings
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The VICE dataframe: derived class (inherits from base)

Stores data on an element-by-element basis.

Allowed Data Types
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* Keys
	- ``str`` [case-insensitive] : elemental symbol
		The symbol of a chemical element as it appears on the periodic
		table.

* Values
	- All

Indexing
--------
- ``str`` [case-insensitive] : elemental symbol
	The symbol of a chemical element as it appears on the periodic table.

Functions
---------
- keys
- todict

Example Code
------------
>>> import vice
>>> vice.yields.ccsne.settings['o'] = 0.01
>>> vice.yields.ccsne.settings['fe'] = 0.0012
>>> vice.yields.sneia.settings['o'] = 0.0
>>> vice.yields.sneia.settings['fe'] = 0.0017

**Signature**: vice.core.dataframe.elemental_settings(frame)

.. warning:: Users should avoid creating new instances of derived classes
	of the VICE dataframe and instead use the base class. Instances of
	this class are created automatically.

Parameters
----------
frame : ``dict``
	A dictionary from which to construct the dataframe.
name : ``str``
	String denoting a description of the values stored in this dataframe.