[Biopython-dev] [Bug 2860] Writing GenBank files should output features in position order

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http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2860


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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX




------- Comment #5 from biopython-bugzilla at maubp.freeserve.co.uk  2009-06-19 09:44 EST -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> Fair enough, I guess this is a pretty strong argument to leave the Genbank
> output as it is.

OK, marking this as "Won't Fix" (unless anyone can find a definitive
definition of how GenBank features should be sorted).

> Is there any argument to add a method to SeqRecord like
> "insert_by_location()". This might make the use of SeqFeature more
> transparent to new users too who may not be clear that they can write
> to the features list directly.

I see where you are going with that idea, but for now rather than adding
more code I think we should add more documentation. The new SeqRecord (and
SeqFeature) chapter in the Tutorial should help here.

Peter


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