Intro¶
This tutorial assumes that
- You know how to use BEDTools (if not, check out the BEDTools documentation)
- You know how to use Python (if not, check out some tutorials like Learn Python the Hard Way)
A brief note on conventions¶
Throughout this documentation I've tried to use consistent typography, as follows:
- Python variables and arguments, as well as filenames look like this:
s=True
- Methods, which are often linked to documentation look like this:
BedTool.merge()
. - Arguments that are passed to BEDTools programs, as if you were on the
command line, look like this:
-d
. - The ">>>" in the examples below indicates a Python interpreter prompt and means to type the code into an interactive Python interpreter like IPython or in a script. (don't type the >>>)
Onward!