8.1.1 How do I load a pedigree from a file?

Each pedigree that you read must be passed its own dictionary of options that must have at least a pedigree file name (pedfile) and a pedigree format string (pedformat). You then call pyp_newclasses.NewPedigree() and pass the options dictionary as an argument. The following code fragment demonstrates how to read a pedigree file:

options = {}
options['pedfile'] = 'new_lacy.ped'
options['pedformat'] = 'asd'

example1 = pyp_newclasses.loadPedigree(options)

The options dictionary may be named anything you like. In this manual, and in the example programs distributed with PyPedal, options is the name used.

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