[Chimera-users] python scripts

[Eric Pettersen]

Hi Chris,
	And if you feel you still need to use Python (for looping perhaps)  
then you should look at the Chimera Programmer's Guide, particularly  
the examples and the FAQ.

--Eric

                         Eric Pettersen
                         UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
                         http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu


On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Elaine Meng wrote:

> Dear Chris,
> I can't answer about Python, but you may be able to do what you want
> using Chimera command scripts.  There is a rich set of commands, and
> the same commands you would enter at the command line can be placed
> in a text file.  Simply opening that command file in Chimera will
> execute all the commands.
>
> Chimera command documentation for the current daily build:
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/framecommand.html>
>
> Example command files:
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/
> indexcommand.html#cmdfile>
>
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
> -----
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                          meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
> UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>                       http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2009, at 11:11 AM, christopher lau wrote:
>
>> Dear Madam/Sir
>>
>> I am new to Chimera and this forum so I apologize in advance if I
>> my question is inappropriate.
>> I want to start writing python scripts such that I can run the
>> script and the color code, orientation, etc of the molecule opened
>> can be automated.  Do you know of any good tutorials that teach
>> what commands are available to use in python for chimera and how to
>> run some basic python scripts in chimera?  I have figured out
>> enough to open the Python Shell in Chimera, but that is all.  An
>> example python script would be helpful.
>>
>> Thanks everyone,
>>
>> Chris Lau
>> _
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