gene_info.py - get information about the number of introns and the length of genes from the GFF3 file

Installation

Before using the script, PyInterval needs to be installed:

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install pyinterval

Then, download or clone this repository, and you are good to go.

git clone https://github.com/yangwu91/gene_info.git

It is very straightforward:

python gene_info.py <GFF3>

The output file will be named as <GFF3>_gene_structure.csv, which could be opened with Excel or Notepad etc.