[BioPython] one function, two behaivors

[Sebastian Bassi]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Peter <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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> Here there is at least one reason to want to do this - suppose you
> have a mixed set of nucleotide sequences and want to ensure they are
> all RNA.
> Do you think the Bio.Seq.transcibe() method should reject RNA sequences?

IMHO, it should reject RNA sequences. The case you point out (ensure a
set of sequences are all RNA) could be done by checking the type
before applying "transcribe".


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