Welcome to otterseq!

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🎉 Announcing Our New Project: otterseq 🚀

Hello everyone!

We’re thrilled to introduce to otterseq! This project aimed to provide a tool to researchers at Mignot's Stanford Lab to conduct simple operations on genotype data in PLINK format. As more people requested it's use, we decided to make it more accesible by reducing the load on bash programming and provide an interface with Python. We hope this library becomes an easy to use tool for your project!

🌟 What is otterseq?

otterseq is an object-oriented Python library that leverages PLINK1.9 and PLINK2.0 and narrows the expertise knowledge in bash required to use them. It provides simple tools and commands to handle binary PLINK files, merging, Quality Control, PCA computation, and other, commonly use in Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and other genetic studies.
Whether you’re a developer, designer, scientist, or just someone interested in genetics, there’s something in this project for you!

🎯 Project Goals

Our main objectives for otterseq are:

• Refactoring: Refactor the library – this project used to be single-script pipeline. The goal is to provide atomized tools for custom code in Python, and standardized pipelines with default values to run quick end-to-ends.
• Open the community: As the tool has become somehow popular, the next goal is to make it accessible for other scientists and researchers to request features, and contribute to the tool.

🔍 How You Can Get Involved

We would love for you to be part of this journey! Here’s how you can contribute:

• Join the Discussion: Share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback right here.
• Contribute to the Codebase: Check out the repository, and feel free to submit pull requests, issues, or feature suggestions.
• Spread the Word: If you’re excited about [Project Name], share it with your network. The more, the merrier!

🙏 Thank You

A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to our projects so far, and to those who will join us on this new adventure. Your support and collaboration are what make this community so amazing.

Let’s build something awesome together!

Best,
otterseq