Package Bio :: Package Phylo :: Module PhyloXML :: Class Point

Class Point

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BaseTree.TreeElement --+    
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            PhyloElement --+
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                          Point

Geographic coordinates of a point, with an optional altitude.

Used by element 'Distribution'.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, geodetic_datum, lat, long, alt=None, alt_unit=None)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

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Inherited from BaseTree.TreeElement: __repr__, __str__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, geodetic_datum, lat, long, alt=None, alt_unit=None)
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x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Parameters:

geodetic_datum - indicate the geodetic datum (also called 'map datum'). For example, Google's KML uses 'WGS84'. (required)
lat - latitude
long - longitude
alt - altitude
alt_unit - unit for the altitude (e.g. 'meter')

Overrides: object.__init__

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Class Point

__init__(self, geodetic_datum, lat, long, alt=None, alt_unit=None) (Constructor)

init(self, geodetic_datum, lat, long, alt=None, alt_unit=None)
(Constructor)