biopython v1.71.0 Bio.Phylo.PhyloXML.Date

A date associated with a clade/node.

Its value can be numerical by using the ‘value’ element and/or free text with the ‘desc’ element’ (e.g. ‘Silurian’). If a numerical value is used, it is recommended to employ the ‘unit’ attribute.

:Parameters:

unit : string
    type of numerical value (e.g. 'mya' for 'million years ago')
value : float
    the date value
desc : string
    plain-text description of the date
minimum : float
    lower bound on the date value
maximum : float
    upper bound on the date value

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Functions

__init__()

Initialize values of the Date object

__str__()

Show the class name and the human-readable date

Link to this section Functions

__init__()

Initialize values of the Date object.

__str__()

Show the class name and the human-readable date.