[gt-users] A series of questions regarding GenomeTools C and its Python interface

[James Casbon]

2009/4/27 Sascha Steinbiss <steinbiss at zbh.uni-hamburg.de>:
> The Python bindings to the whole of GenomeTools are by no means
> complete. Most of the existing bindings cover the AnnotationSketch
> visualisation library and its dependencies. However, we are always glad
> to accept contributions ;)

I have a couple of itches to scratch about the python bindings which I
had not been mentioning until now...

Firstly, python code should be indented with four spaces.  The python
style guide - http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ - says:
"Use 4 spaces per indentation level."
It's unequivocal.  I might knock up a patch if you indicate it would
be accepted.

Secondly, what's with all this obj._as_parameter and from_param stuff?
 You seem to be putting a classmethod in every class to return an
object variable.  Just access the variable.  The other thing
from_parameter does is check the object is the correct class.   I'm
not sure why you are doing this - to ensure the type of
_as_parameter_?


cheers,
James