load_tree

load_tree(filename, format=None, underscore_unmunge=False)

Constructor for tree.

Parameters
  • filename (str) – a file path containing a newick or xml formatted tree.

  • format (str) – either newick, xml or cogent3 json, default is newick

  • underscore_unmunge (bool) – replace underscores with spaces in all names read, i.e. “sp_name” becomes “sp name”.

Notes

Underscore unmunging is turned off by default, although it is part of the Newick format.

Return type

PhyloNode