def _checkmotors(self, *args):
        for mname in args:
            if mname not in self.motors:
                raise Exception("Error: unknown motor name '%s'" % mname)
Must receive a list of shapes for configuration (one for each pathway)
dataset/ETHPy150Open xraypy/xraylarch/plugins/epics/spyk.py/Spyk._checkmotors--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open NervanaSystems/neon/neon/layers/container.py/Sequential.configure