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+++ b/biopython_parsing.py	Mon Jun 05 02:52:57 2023 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Biopython parsing module. Uses in conjunction with the sar_finder script, and potential future scripts down the line.
+
+from Bio import SeqIO
+
+
+class FASTA_parser:
+    """Parses multi fasta file, and zips together header with sequence"""
+
+    def __init__(self, fa):
+        self.fa = fa
+
+    def multifasta_dict(self):
+        """parses the input multi fasta, and puts results into dictionary"""
+
+        return SeqIO.to_dict(SeqIO.parse(self.fa, "fasta"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    fa_file = "test-data/mu-proteins.fa"
+    d = FASTA_parser(fa_file).multifasta_dict()
+    print(d)
+    for k, v in d.items():
+        print(v.description)