begintemplate PYCell
 public soma, syn, axon 
 public x, y, z
 public addConnection

 create soma, axon
 objref syn

 proc init() {
    x = $1
    y = $2
    z = $3

    soma {
      diam = 20
      L = 20
      insert hh
      syn = new ExpSyn(.5)
      syn.tau = 5
     
    // set lattice position of cell
      pt3dclear()
      pt3dadd(x-L/2, y, z, diam)
      pt3dadd(x+L/2, y, z, diam)
    		}
axon {
     diam = 1
     L=1
          }
   }

proc addConnection() {
      axon {
      pt3dadd(x, y, z, 1)
      pt3dadd($1, $2, $3, 1)
      }
}

endtemplate PYCell