[BioPython] Minor GenBank Parsing Problems

[Jan T. Kim]

Dear All,

I have noticed the following problems with the Bio.GenBank.FeatureParser:

    * The parser appears to depend on additional information in the
      LOCUS line, it works with

        LOCUS       U00096               4639675 bp    DNA     circular BCT 24-JUN-2004
      while the undecorated line

        LOCUS       U00096

      results in a Martel.Parser.ParserPositionException.

    * The parser also doesn't like some accession types, the line

        ACCESSION   U00096 AE000111-AE000510

      while trimming that to

        ACCESSION   U00096

      results in a file that now parses ok.

Are these known problems? I would assume that this could be fixed by
modifying some regular expressions somewhere in the parser. Should I
try to look into this?

Best regards, Jan
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