[BioPython] bioperl with python

[Rune Linding - EMBL Biocomputing Unit]

yep, also one might say that python does alot of things out of the box..so
you dont need as much code as in perl =D

r.
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 10:42:11PM -0800, Jeffrey Chang wrote:
> As a historical sidenote, when we first started this project, we had
> extensive discussions on how closely we would try to match bioperl
> APIs and functionality.  We came to the conclusion then that things
> are more naturally expressed differently in python and perl,
> e.g. string indexing and slicing.  We've often chosen to do things
> more "pythonically", even when it means deviating from the bioperl way
> of doing things.  It seems like Biojava has also gone this route.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 09:23:02PM +0100, Rune Linding - EMBL Biocomputing Unit wrote:
> > hi
> > 
> > i guess this somehow reflect the lack of certain modules in bio.py ...
> > 
> > perhaps we should discuss how to port bio.pl modules more or less
> > directly into bio.py.....no reason for reinventing the wheel i guess
> > 
> > ?
> > r.
> > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 11:02:53AM -0800, Jeffrey Chang wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 07:13:35PM +0100, pepe wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Is there any way to use bioperl modules with python ?
> > > > thank you
> > > 
> > > You can try looking into extensions such as Minotaur that let you run
> > > perl scripts from within python.
> > > http://www.equi4.com/minotaur/minotaur.html
> > > 
> > > But the answer is probably going to be no...
> > > 
> > > Jeff
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