[Biopython-dev] BioRegistry, Bio.db

[Peter]

Peter wrote:
> While looking over the Tutorial this evening (and making some sequence
> related updates), I noticed that the section "BioRegistry –
> automatically finding sequence sources"  (in the Cook Book chapter)
> doesn't work any more.

Does anyone here use this?  Should I ask on the main list?

> I believe that Bio.db is setup by the complicated and un-commented
> code in Bio/__init__.py by calling Bio/config/DBRegistry.py - this was
> commented out for Biopython 1.44

Confirmed.  After uncommenting the call to _load_registries() in 
Bio/__init__.py the example in the tutorial using Bio.db works.

Note you do get a DeprecationWarning about the concurrent behaviour 
provided by Bio.MultiProc, but I have not explored any further.

Thoughts?

Peter