#README.md - ColorSpiral.py

#NOTE: This repository is now FROZEN and will not receive further development. For further details, see below.

The ColorSpiral module was incorporated into Biopython as of its 1.61 release. Further development of the code will now continue there. Please make all pull requests against the latest version of the code in the Biopython GitHub repository, at https://github.com/biopython/biopython

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ColorSpiral.py is code to define a spiral in HSV colour space, and select colours along that spiral. The idea is that such colours will be - for small numbers of colours - particularly distinguishable from each other. Where large numbers of colours are chosen, it can help to use a brightness jitter.

This code was eventually contributed to Biopython as Bio.Graphics.ColorSpiral, but was provided as an early release in this form to accompany a blog post at http://armchairbiology.blogspot.com/.

The test script test_ColorSpiral.py provides example usage and output.

1. A square with jittered colours

2. A spiral indicating the locations of the chosen colours in HSV space:

Except where otherwise noted, the example programs and other software provided here are made available under the OSI-approved MIT License.

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