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| """Code to parse output from the EMBOSS eprimer3 program. |
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| As elsewhere in Biopython there are two input functions, read and parse, |
| for single record output and multi-record output. For primer3, a single |
| record object is created for each target sequence and may contain |
| multiple primers. |
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| i.e. If you ran eprimer3 with a single target sequence, use the read |
| function. If you ran eprimer3 with multiple targets, use the parse |
| function to iterate over the retsults. |
| """ |
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| class Record: |
| """Represent information from a primer3 run finding primers. |
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| Members: |
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| - primers - list of Primer objects describing primer pairs for |
| this target sequence. |
| - comments - the comment line(s) for the record |
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| """ |
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| def __init__(self): |
| """Initialize the class.""" |
| self.comments = "" |
| self.primers = [] |
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| class Primers: |
| """A primer set designed by Primer3. |
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| Members: |
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| - size - length of product, note you can use len(primer) as an |
| alternative to primer.size |
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| - forward_seq |
| - forward_start |
| - forward_length |
| - forward_tm |
| - forward_gc |
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| - reverse_seq |
| - reverse_start |
| - reverse_length |
| - reverse_tm |
| - reverse_gc |
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| - internal_seq |
| - internal_start |
| - internal_length |
| - internal_tm |
| - internal_gc |
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| """ |
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| def __init__(self): |
| """Initialize the class.""" |
| self.size = 0 |
| self.forward_seq = "" |
| self.forward_start = 0 |
| self.forward_length = 0 |
| self.forward_tm = 0.0 |
| self.forward_gc = 0.0 |
| self.reverse_seq = "" |
| self.reverse_start = 0 |
| self.reverse_length = 0 |
| self.reverse_tm = 0.0 |
| self.reverse_gc = 0.0 |
| self.internal_seq = "" |
| self.internal_start = 0 |
| self.internal_length = 0 |
| self.internal_tm = 0.0 |
| self.internal_gc = 0.0 |
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| def __len__(self): |
| """Length of the primer product (i.e. product size).""" |
| return self.size |
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| def parse(handle): |
| """Iterate over primer3 output as Bio.Emboss.Primer3.Record objects.""" |
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| while True: |
| line = handle.readline() |
| if line.strip(): |
| break |
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| record = None |
| primer = None |
| while True: |
| if line.startswith(("# EPRIMER3", "# PRIMER3")): |
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| if record is not None: |
| yield record |
| record = Record() |
| record.comments += line |
| primer = None |
| elif line.startswith("#"): |
| if ( |
| line.strip() |
| != "# Start Len Tm GC% Sequence" |
| ): |
| record.comments += line |
| elif not line.strip(): |
| pass |
| elif line[5:19] == "PRODUCT SIZE: ": |
| primer = Primers() |
| primer.size = int(line[19:]) |
| record.primers.append(primer) |
| elif line[5:19] == "FORWARD PRIMER": |
| words = line.split() |
| if not primer or primer.size == 0: |
| primer = Primers() |
| record.primers.append(primer) |
| primer.forward_start = int(words[2]) |
| primer.forward_length = int(words[3]) |
| primer.forward_tm = float(words[4]) |
| primer.forward_gc = float(words[5]) |
| primer.forward_seq = words[6] |
| elif line[5:19] == "REVERSE PRIMER": |
| words = line.split() |
| if not primer or primer.size == 0: |
| primer = Primers() |
| record.primers.append(primer) |
| primer.reverse_start = int(words[2]) |
| primer.reverse_length = int(words[3]) |
| primer.reverse_tm = float(words[4]) |
| primer.reverse_gc = float(words[5]) |
| primer.reverse_seq = words[6] |
| elif line[5:19] == "INTERNAL OLIGO": |
| words = line.split() |
| if not primer or primer.size == 0: |
| primer = Primers() |
| record.primers.append(primer) |
| primer.internal_start = int(words[2]) |
| primer.internal_length = int(words[3]) |
| primer.internal_tm = float(words[4]) |
| primer.internal_gc = float(words[5]) |
| try: |
| primer.internal_seq = words[6] |
| except IndexError: |
| primer.internal_seq = "" |
| try: |
| line = next(handle) |
| except StopIteration: |
| break |
| if record: |
| yield record |
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| def read(handle): |
| """Parse primer3 output into a Bio.Emboss.Primer3.Record object. |
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| This is for when there is one and only one target sequence. If |
| designing primers for multiple sequences, use the parse function. |
| """ |
| iterator = parse(handle) |
| try: |
| record = next(iterator) |
| except StopIteration: |
| raise ValueError("No records found in handle") from None |
| try: |
| next(iterator) |
| raise ValueError("More than one record found in handle") |
| except StopIteration: |
| pass |
| return record |
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