[Chimera-users] python scripts

[Elaine Meng]

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
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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
> _