[Biopython] CompareAce parser

Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Wed Dec 9 15:05:39 UTC 2009


On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Bartek Wilczynski
<bartek at rezolwenta.eu.org> wrote:
> Hi Michiel,
>
> I haven't given enough consideration to the maintenance costs of
> having parsers like this one in biopython. I think you are right that
> it's not  useful in its current state, and I don't think it's worth
> putting efforts into improving it. There are already other methods of
> motif comparison implemented in bio.Motif and if I was to choose an
> external motif comparison software to support in biopython, I would
> vote for the STAMP tool from Benos lab. So, in conclusion, I think it
> would make sense to deprecate the CompareAce parser.
>
> cheers
> Bartek

I hadn't looked to see just how simple the files and parser were ;)

Do you want to go ahead and make the deprecation Bartek?

Thanks,

Peter




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