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

[Peter]

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Brad Chapman <chapmanb at 50mail.com> wrote:
> 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.

OK, checked in. We'll need to at least add an FAQ entry to
the tutorial on this, and the SeqIO/AlignIO chapters may
need clarification too.

Eric - could you look at Bio.phylo.write() this week?

Thanks,

Peter