grelu.io.fasta

grelu.io.fasta contains functions related to reading and writing FASTA files. A description of the FASTA format is here: https://arep.med.harvard.edu/seqanal/fasta.html

Functions

check_fasta(→ bool)	Check if the given file path has a valid FASTA extension and exists.
read_fasta(→ List[str])	Read sequences from a FASTA or gzipped FASTA file.

Module Contents

grelu.io.fasta.check_fasta(fasta_file: str) → bool

Check if the given file path has a valid FASTA extension and exists.

Parameters:

fasta_file – Path to the file to check.

Returns:

True if the file path has a valid FASTA extension and exists, False otherwise.

grelu.io.fasta.read_fasta(fasta_file: str) → List[str]

Read sequences from a FASTA or gzipped FASTA file.

Parameters:

fasta_file – Path to the FASTA or gzipped FASTA file.

Returns:

A list of DNA sequences as strings.