pysam

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Pysam

Overview

Pysam is a Python module for reading, manipulating, and writing genomic datasets. Read/write SAM/BAM/CRAM alignment files, VCF/BCF variant files, and FASTA/FASTQ sequences with a Pythonic interface to htslib. Query tabix-indexed files, perform pileup analysis for coverage, and execute samtools/bcftools commands.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

  • Working with sequencing alignment files (BAM/CRAM)
  • Analyzing genetic variants (VCF/BCF)
  • Extracting reference sequences or gene regions
  • Processing raw sequencing data (FASTQ)
  • Calculating coverage or read depth
  • Implementing bioinformatics analysis pipelines
  • Quality control of sequencing data
  • Variant calling and annotation workflows

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