[BioPython] Whitespace in sequences

[Iddo Friedberg]

Paul-Michael Agapow wrote:
> 
> Thanks Iddo,
> 
>> I guess you were using biopython on a Mac/Windows box, where '\r' or
>> '\r\n' is a
>> newline. Also, it looks like you were using the Bio.Fasta package to
>> read... the bug shouldn't occur within Bio.SeqIO.FASTA.FastaReader
>> (although it will within SeqIO.FASTA.FastaWriter!)
> 
> 
> Picked it straight off - I'm using MacOS X. However, I'm using 
> Bio.SeqIO.FASTA.FastaReader.

Well that's funny... Jeff, Yair, any comment on this? I believe you have 
Macs too.

Which IMHO does not preclude the `\n' --> os.linesep overhaul required. 
I wonder why this bug was hit upon only now. Thanks very much for 
reporting this.

Cheers all,

Iddo



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