[Biopython-dev] Deprecate (or remove?) Scripts/xbbtools/xbb_*.py

[Peter Cock]

On a related note, is anyone using the simple SeqGui tool?

This offers RNA/DNA transcription and back-transcription,
plus translation to protein via a choice of genetic codes,
but again would benefit from an active maintainer.

Screenshot:

https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/63959/15960158/7b34142a-2ef6-11e6-9da4-4ddaae6dee40.png

GitHub issue:

https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/849

Peter

On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Is anyone using the GUI tool under Biopython's Scripts/xbbtools/
> folder?
>
> It was written using a library called Pmw (Python megawidgets),
> but sadly it hasn't had anyone keeping it properly up to date since
> Thomas Sicheritz Pontén first wrote it back in 2001.
>
> Sadly unless someone volunteers to take over maintaining this,
> I propose to deprecate it - or even simply remove it - in the next
> release of Biopython.
>
> Please reply here, or comment on GitHub here:
> https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/848
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peter