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+++ b/RaGOO/ragoo_utilities/GFFReader.py	Mon Jul 26 18:22:37 2021 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+
+class GFFLine:
+
+    def __init__(self, in_fields):
+        self.seqname = in_fields[0]
+        self.source = in_fields[1]
+        self.feature = in_fields[2]
+        self.start = int(in_fields[3])
+        self.end = int(in_fields[4])
+        self.score = in_fields[5]
+        self.strand = in_fields[6]
+        self.frame = in_fields[7]
+        self.attribute = in_fields[8]
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        all_atts = [
+            self.seqname,
+            self.source,
+            self.feature,
+            self.start,
+            self.end,
+            self.score,
+            self.strand,
+            self.frame,
+            self.attribute
+        ]
+        all_atts = [str(i) for i in all_atts]
+        return '\t'.join(all_atts)
+
+
+class GFFReader:
+
+    def __init__(self, in_gff_file):
+        self.gff_file = in_gff_file
+
+    def parse_gff(self):
+        with open(self.gff_file) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if not line.startswith('#'):
+                    L1 = line.rstrip().split('\t')
+                    yield GFFLine(L1)
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