[Biopython-dev] [Bug 3119] Bio.Nexus can't parse file from Prank 100701 (1st July 2010)

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------- Comment #5 from biopython-bugzilla at maubp.freeserve.co.uk  2010-07-28 04:26 EST -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> Slashes in Taxon names may cause troubles (even when properly quoted), not
> only for Bio.Nexus, but also for many other programs. If you want to use / or
> other special characters in taxon names, better use a " or ' around them. It
> might be best to avoid them entirely, my experience is that at one point
> during file processing there will be a software that complains.

Sure - but on the other hand, this why we test things too ;)

> The translate statement in the nexus file ends both with a , AND a ; after the
> second taxon, which is also not nexus compliant.
> 
> Frank

So you think there is a problem with PRANK's output here? Would you like to
report this or should I?

Peter


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