[Bioperl-l] problem with Bio::DB::Query::GenBank

[Ewan Birney]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Hilmar Lapp wrote:

> 
> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 11:15  AM, Brian Osborne wrote:
> 
> > You want to say:
> >
> > use Bio::DB::Query::GenBank;
> >
> > Not "use Bio::Perl".
> >
> >
> 
> I'm wondering whether 'use Bio::Perl' should also bring in a whole 
> series of the more frequently used modules, since it's whole purpose is 
> to simplify access to the toolkit.
> 
> Ewan, others, any opinion on that?

I don't think this is helpful. use Bio::Perl I think should bring in all
necessary modules for the Bio::Perl functions to use (if not, this is a
bug) but ... I don't think we should import everything with a use
Bio::Perl. 


I can see the argument for, so can be persuaded...


> 
> 	-hilmar
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