Define a graphic record “by hand”

"""Simple example where a few features are defined "by hand" and are displayed
and exported as PNG, first with a linear view, then with a circular
view.
"""

from dna_features_viewer import (GraphicFeature, GraphicRecord,
                                 CircularGraphicRecord)
features = [
    GraphicFeature(start=5, end=20, strand=+1, color="#ffd700",
                   label="Small feature"),
    GraphicFeature(start=20, end=500, strand=+1, color="#ffcccc",
                   label="Gene 1 with a very long name"),
    GraphicFeature(start=400, end=700, strand=-1, color="#cffccc",
                   label="Gene 2"),
    GraphicFeature(start=600, end=900, strand=+1, color="#ccccff",
                   label="Gene 3"),
]


# PLOT AND EXPORT A LINEAR VIEW OF THE CONSTRUCT
record = GraphicRecord(sequence_length=1000, features=features)
ax, _ = record.plot(figure_width=5)
ax.figure.savefig("by_hand.png")


# PLOT AND EXPORT A CIRCULAR VIEW OF THE CONSTRUCT
circular_rec = CircularGraphicRecord(sequence_length=1000, features=features)
ax2, _ = circular_rec.plot(figure_width=4)
ax2.figure.tight_layout()
ax2.figure.savefig("by_hand_circular.png", bbox_inches="tight")
../_images/by_hand1.png
../_images/by_hand_circular1.png