Name

strand - Python module providing a strand object API

Description

The strand module provides classes for handling the three most common strand forms -- positive (+), negative (-), and unknown (.) -- as both string and integer types.

Installation:

git clone https://github.com/bredeson/strand.git
cd strand
make install PREFIX=/path/to/install/prefix

Documentation:

After proper installation, there are two ways of getting the complete documentation for the strand API. Read man-like help pages by doing either of the following:

1. On the command line:

   $ pydoc strand

2. In the Python REPL:

   >>> import strand
   
   >>> help(strand)

Examples:

In the Python REPL:

>>> from strand import Strand

>>> strand = Strand("+")
>>> strand.ispositive()
True
>>> strand.int
1
>>> strand = reversed(strand)
>>> strand.isnegative()
True
>>> strand.int
-1
>>> print(strand)  # prints "-"