Version Compatibility

Reference examples tested with: bedtools 2.31+, numpy 1.26+, pandas 2.2+, samtools 1.19+

Before using code patterns, verify installed versions match. If versions differ:

• Python: pip show <package> then help(module.function) to check signatures
• CLI: <tool> --version then <tool> --help to confirm flags

If code throws ImportError, AttributeError, or TypeError, introspect the installed package and adapt the example to match the actual API rather than retrying.

BigWig Tracks

"Read and create BigWig files" → Access indexed binary signal tracks for efficient region queries and genome browser display.

• Python: pyBigWig.open('file.bw') (pyBigWig)
• CLI: bigWigToBedGraph, bedGraphToBigWig (UCSC tools)

BigWig is an indexed binary format for continuous genomic data. Efficient for genome browsers and programmatic access.