load_aligned_seqs#

load_aligned_seqs(filename: str | Path, format=None, array_align=True, moltype=None, label_to_name=None, parser_kw=None, info=None, new_type: bool = False, **kw)#

loads aligned sequences from file

Parameters:
filenamestr

path to sequence file

formatstr

sequence file format, if not specified tries to guess from the path suffix

moltype

the moltype, eg DNA, PROTEIN, ‘dna’, ‘protein’

array_alignbool

if True, returns ArrayAlignment, otherwise an annotatable Alignment

label_to_name

function for converting original name into another name.

parser_kwdict

optional arguments for the parser

new_type

if True, the returned Alignment will be of the new type, (cogent3.core.new_alignment.Alignment). The default will be changed to True in 2025.1. Support for the old style will be removed as of 2025.6.

kw

passed to make_aligned_seqs

Returns:
ArrayAlignment or Alignment instance