make_tree#
- make_tree(treestring: str | None = None, tip_names: list[str] | None = None, format: str | None = None, underscore_unmunge: bool = False, source: str | pathlib.Path | None = None) PhyloNode | TreeNode#
Initialises a tree.
- Parameters:
- treestring
a newick or xml formatted tree string
- tip_names
a list of tip names, returns a “star” topology tree
- formatstr
indicates treestring is either newick or xml formatted, default is newick
- underscore_unmungebool
replace underscores with spaces in all names read, i.e. “sp_name” becomes “sp name”
- source
path to file tree came from, string value assigned to tree.source
- Returns:
- PhyloNode
Notes
Underscore unmunging is turned off by default, although it is part of the Newick format.