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ABSTRACT: Summary
pybedtools is a flexible Python software library for manipulating and exploring genomic datasets in many common formats. It provides an intuitive Python interface that extends upon the popular BEDTools genome arithmetic tools. The library is well documented and efficient, and allows researchers to quickly develop simple, yet powerful scripts that enable complex genomic analyses.Availability
pybedtools is maintained under the GPL license. Stable versions of pybedtools as well as documentation are available on the Python Package Index at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pybedtools.Contact
dalerr@niddk.nih.gov; arq5x@virginia.eduSupplementary information
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
SUBMITTER: Dale RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3232365 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dale Ryan K RK Pedersen Brent S BS Quinlan Aaron R AR
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) 20110923 24
<h4>Summary</h4>pybedtools is a flexible Python software library for manipulating and exploring genomic datasets in many common formats. It provides an intuitive Python interface that extends upon the popular BEDTools genome arithmetic tools. The library is well documented and efficient, and allows researchers to quickly develop simple, yet powerful scripts that enable complex genomic analyses.<h4>Availability</h4>pybedtools is maintained under the GPL license. Stable versions of pybedtools as w ...[more]