VCF.py - Tools for working with VCF files

The parser for VCF files is very simplistic.

Note

Another way to access the information in vcf formatted files is through pysam.

The Variant Call Format (vcf) is described at http://www.1000genomes.org/wiki/doku.php?id=1000_genomes:analysis:vcf4.0

Reference

class VCF.VCFEntry(data, samples)

Bases: object

A VCF Entry

class VCF.VCFFile(infile)

Bases: object

A VCF File