--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/format_taxon_list.py	Fri Jul 29 20:31:27 2022 +0000
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from checkm.taxonParser import TaxonParser
+from checkm.util.taxonomyUtils import taxonomicRanks
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    tool_data_dp = Path('tool-data')
+
+    # get all available marker sets
+    taxonParser = TaxonParser()
+    taxonMarkerSets = taxonParser.readMarkerSets()
+
+    # create a table per rank
+    for rank in taxonomicRanks:
+        rank_fp = tool_data_dp / Path("%s.loc.sample" % rank)
+        with rank_fp.open('w') as rank_f:
+            rank_f.write('# File generated by format_taxon_list.py script\n')
+            rank_f.write('# taxon\tdescription\n')
+            for taxon in sorted(taxonMarkerSets[rank]):
+                markerSet = taxonMarkerSets[rank][taxon]
+                numMarkers, numMarkerSets = markerSet.size()
+                rank_f.write('{taxon}\t{taxon} ({markerSet.numGenomes} genomes, {numMarkers} marker genes, {numMarkerSets} marker sets)\n')