old_contents: '''
  Created on Feb 6, 2015
  
  @author: thomas
  '''
  
  class Maximum (object):
  
      @staticmethod
      def calculate (measurement_list):
          import numpy as np
          '''
          Find the maximum measurement value for any list of 
          measured values.
          '''
          x = []
          for val in measurement_list:
              x.append(val.x)
              
          return measurement_list[np.argmax(x)]
          
      def __init__(self, ndarray):
          '''
          Constructor
          '''
          
  
new_contents: '''
  Created on Feb 6, 2015
  
  @author: thomas
  '''
  
  class Maximum (object):
  
      @staticmethod
      def calculate (measurement_list):
          import numpy as np
          '''
          Find the maximum measurement value for any list of 
          measured values.
          '''
          x = []
          for val in measurement_list:
              x.append(val.x)
              
          return measurement_list[np.argmax(x)]
          
  
subject: Remove initializer..this is a 'static' class which