skbio.sequence.RNA.has_gaps#

RNA.has_gaps()[source]#

Determine if the sequence contains one or more gap characters.

Returns:

bool: Indicates whether there are one or more occurrences of gap characters in the biological sequence.

Examples

>>> from skbio import DNA
>>> s = DNA('ACACGACGTT')
>>> s.has_gaps()
False
>>> t = DNA('A.CAC--GACGTT')
>>> t.has_gaps()
True