bare-bones version of LinearBurkeRate in reaction.pyx

interfaces/cython/cantera/reaction.pyx

@@ -662,26 +662,12 @@ cdef class PlogRate(ReactionRate):
 
 cdef class LinearBurkeRate(ReactionRate):
     r"""
-    A pressure-dependent reaction rate parameterized by logarithmically
-    interpolating between Arrhenius rate expressions at various pressures.
+    A reaction rate dependent on both pressure and mixture composition that accounts for collisions between reactants and bath gas species.
     """
     _reaction_rate_type = "linear-burke"
 
     def __cinit__(self, rates=None, input_data=None, init=True):
-
-        if init and isinstance(rates, list):
-            self.rates = rates
-
-        elif init:
-            if isinstance(input_data, dict):
-                self._rate.reset(new CxxLinearBurkeRate(py_to_anymap(input_data)))
-            elif rates is None:
-                self._rate.reset(new CxxLinearBurkeRate(py_to_anymap({})))
-            elif input_data:
-                raise TypeError("Invalid parameter 'input_data'")
-            else:
-                raise TypeError("Invalid parameter 'rates'")
-            self.set_cxx_object()
+        self.set_cxx_object()
 
     cdef CxxLinearBurkeRate* cxx_object(self):
         return <CxxLinearBurkeRate*>self.rate