Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 17816)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 17817)
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 		
 		#numerical
-		stabilization				= float('NaN')
-		maxiter						= float('NaN')
-		elementinterp           = ''
-		penalty_threshold			= float('NaN')
-		penalty_lock				= float('NaN')
-		penalty_factor				= float('NaN')
+		self.stabilization		= float('NaN')
+		self.maxiter				= float('NaN')
+		self.elementinterp      = ''
+		self.penalty_threshold	= float('NaN')
+		self.penalty_lock			= float('NaN')
+		self.penalty_factor		= float('NaN')
 
 		#general parameters for evolution law: 
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
 			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,"stabilization","0: no, 1: artificial_diffusivity, 2: SUPG")
 			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,"maxiter","maximum number of non linear iterations")
-			s+="%s\n" %	fielddisplay(self,"elementinterp","interpolation scheme for finite elements {''P1'',''P2''}")
+			s+="%s\n" %	fielddisplay(self,"elementinterp","interpolation scheme for finite elements [''P1'',''P2'']")
 			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,"penalty_lock","stabilize unstable damage constraints that keep zigzagging after n iteration (default is 0, no stabilization)")
 			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,"penalty_threshold","threshold to declare convergence of damage evolution solution (default is 0)")
@@ -134,5 +134,4 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.law','values',['undamaged','pralong'])
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.spcdamage','forcing',1)
-				
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.stabilization','numel',[1],'values',[0,1,2])
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.maxiter','>=0',0)
@@ -166,5 +165,4 @@
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','spcdamage','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'forcinglength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1)
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','max_damage','format','Double')
-
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','stabilization','format','Integer')
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','elementinterp','format','String')