[BioPython] Newbie question regarding GenBank in Tutorial

Brad Chapman chapmanb@arches.uga.edu
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 11:06:35 -0400


Hello;

> I am running through the BioPython tutorial and have had success with
> everything until I try the GenBank example. When I do:
> 
> >>> from Bio import GenBank
> 
> I get:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
[...]
> ImportError: No module named TextTools

This just means that you need to install the mxTextTools package;
it's used by Martel, which helps do the GenBank parsing. You can
download it from:

http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Download-mxBASE

There are windows installers available, so it shouldn't be a big
deal to install.

Hope this helps. Good luck exploring everything!
Brad
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