Tag Archives: PyPedal

What I’ve learned from my Open Source project

Here are a few things that I’ve learned while working on my pedigree analysis software, PyPedal. If you’re a programmer, or spend much time reading about programming and the Open Source movement, you’ll find most of this to be quite … Continue reading

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[PyPedal] Beta 11 fixes some reordering and ID hashing problems

This release of PyPedal fixes some small problems in pyp_utils/reorder(), cleans up some ID-handling issues in pyp_newclasses/NewAnimal::__init__(), and replaces the hashing algorithm used in pyp_newclasses/NewAnimal::string_to_int(). The previous hashing algorithm was colliding on similar keys and the side effects were showing … Continue reading

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[PyPedal] Beta 9 released, Beta 10 imminent

Last night I released Beta 9 to address a showstopper bug reported by a colleague at the University of Guelph. I won;t bore you with all of the details, but it has to do with the handling of user-specified missing … Continue reading

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[PyPedal] Beta 7 released!

Woohoo! I’ve made a new release of PyPedal. Get it hot from the oven over at Sourceforge, if their site ever starts answering back. I really want to brag about my three-generation pedigree report because it took a lot of … Continue reading

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[PyPedal] Stepwise refinement

Well, I had good intentions. I was going to finish writing pyp_reports/pdf3GenPed() this morning and then start writing the new PyPedal manuscript. I only finished one of those things. Guess which one? The three-times-longer rule strikes again! On the plus … Continue reading

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[PyPedal] NumPy, new methods, pyp_metrics

This moring I thought that I woud spend an hour or so tidying up a few corners in PyPedal and making a small extension to pyp_metrics/mating_coi() to add a feature of interest to a potential user. By the time the … Continue reading

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Visitors from Mongolia

This morning we had visitors from Mongolia who are participants in some sort of program with the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. It’s the first time I’ve worked through a translator, which was an interesting experience. They were polite … Continue reading

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Pedigree simulation

It’s time that I wrote about something less controversial. So, PyPedal. It’s been a couple of months since I did any work on on that package, and I’m pleased to announce that I’ve added-in a routine for simulating pedigrees that … Continue reading

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