[Biopython-dev] Align

[Cayte]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Chapman" <chapmanb at arches.uga.edu>
To: <biopython-dev at biopython.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Biopython-dev] Align


> Hi Cayte;
>
> >   The sig in Generic.Alignment function, add_sequence,
> >     def add_sequence(self, descriptor, sequence, start = None, end =
None,
> >                      weight = 1.0):
> >
> > does not allow the caller to pass in the name of the sequence.
>
> Hmmm... this is what the "descriptor" argument is supposed to be for. Do
> you need to pass in more than just this?
>
  Usually I think of name as a tag and descriptor as a line of text that
elaborates.

                                          Cayte