rnalysis.general

Description

This module contains general-purpose functions. Those include saving Filter objects and result tables, reading and updating the settings file, parsing common types of genomic feature indices, etc.

Functions

clear_all_cache()

clear_gui_cache()

parse_gene_name_string(string)

Receives a string that contains gene names (like 'daf-2' or 'lin15B').

parse_sequence_name_string(string)

Receives a string that contains sequence names (such as 'Y55D5A.5').

parse_wbgene_string(string)

Receives a string that contains WBGene indices.

print_settings_file()

Print the current setting file configuration.

reset_settings_file()

Resets the local settings by deleting the local settings file.

save_to_csv(df, filename)

save a pandas DataFrame or Filter object to csv.

set_attr_ref_table_path([path])

Defines/updates the Attribute Reference Table path in the settings file.

set_biotype_ref_table_path([path])

Defines/updates the Biotype Reference Table path in the settings file.