[Biopython-dev] Relaxing SeqIO, AlignIO, etc write functions?

Brad Chapman chapmanb at 50mail.com
Tue Mar 30 12:16:00 UTC 2010


Peter;

> >> Also, could you clarify if you are in favour of relaxing the
> >> requirement that the write function takes a list/iterator of
> >> records/alignments to allow a single SeqRecord or alignment?
[...]
> No-one else has commented (other than Eric and Marshall
> who were in favour).
> 
> Maybe it would be prudent to leave it? [Will this suggestion
> provoke any further comments I wonder?]

+1 from me for making it more flexible. I don't see a lot of downside:
it helps avoid a common source of initial confusion and is fully back
compatible.

Brad



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