[Biopython-dev] Nexus parser

[Iddo Friedberg]

Michael Hoffman wrote:

 > Iddo:

>> All current Linux distros use a <=2.3 version, and 2.3 does not have
>> Sets.
>
>
> Actually, it does:
>
> $ python2.3
> Python 2.3.4 (#1, Feb  2 2005, 12:11:53) [GCC 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 
> 3.4.2-6.fc3)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>
>>>> import sets
>>>> sets.Set("biopython")
>>>
> Set(['b', 'i', 'h', 'o', 'n', 'p', 't', 'y'])
>
> It just doesn't have the built-in sets of Python 2.4:
>

Will that still break your code, Frank? Can you make it Python 2.3? 
Sounds like you should be changing a couple of import statements, but 
can leave the rest of the code unchanged.

Also, that means that Biopython should use Python 2.3 at least. However, 
I see no problem with that.... does anybody?


>
> That said, my vote is to include the module, even in its requiring-2.4
> version.


Vote noted. I have a Diebold machine here.. somewhere...

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