[Biopython-dev] Fwd: [Biopython] skipping a bad record read in SeqIO

Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Sun Jun 7 21:40:57 UTC 2009


Note - Iddo emailed me off list accidentally, and then forwarded my reply...

Peter wrote (forward by Iddo):
> On 6/7/09, Iddo Friedberg <idoerg at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Peter
>  > <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Could you report a bug with this particular GenBank file (or at
>  > > least, the entry). I think Biopython should try and cope with all
>  > > valid GenBank files.
>  > >
>  > > It has been a long time since I personally found a GenBank file
>  > > Biopython couldn't parse - the only cases I can remember recently
>  > > from the mailing list have been invalid files from 3rd party scripts
>  > > or tools.

Or, the CONTIG line problem (Bug 2745) which I'd forgotten about until
Iddo's follow up email with the stack trace (I personally don't use
that type of GenBank file). These are valid GenBank files from the
NCBI that we should be able to parse.

Peter



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