PDBFile

class simtk.openmm.app.pdbfile.PDBFile(file, extraParticleIdentifier='EP')

PDBFile parses a Protein Data Bank (PDB) file and constructs a Topology and a set of atom positions from it.

This class also provides methods for creating PDB files. To write a file containing a single model, call writeFile(). You also can create files that contain multiple models. To do this, first call writeHeader(), then writeModel() once for each model in the file, and finally writeFooter() to complete the file.

__init__(file, extraParticleIdentifier='EP')

Load a PDB file.

The atom positions and Topology can be retrieved by calling getPositions() and getTopology().

Parameters:
  • file (string) – the name of the file to load
  • extraParticleIdentifier (string='EP') – if this value appears in the element column for an ATOM record, the Atom’s element will be set to None to mark it as an extra particle

Methods

__init__(file[, extraParticleIdentifier]) Load a PDB file.
getNumFrames() Get the number of frames stored in the file.
getPositions([asNumpy, frame]) Get the atomic positions.
getTopology() Get the Topology of the model.
writeFile(topology, positions[, file, ...]) Write a PDB file containing a single model.
writeFooter(topology[, file]) Write out the footer for a PDB file.
writeHeader(topology[, file]) Write out the header for a PDB file.
writeModel(topology, positions[, file, ...]) Write out a model to a PDB file.
__delattr__

x.__delattr__(‘name’) <==> del x.name

__format__()

default object formatter

__getattribute__

x.__getattribute__(‘name’) <==> x.name

__hash__
__reduce__()

helper for pickle

__reduce_ex__()

helper for pickle

__repr__
__setattr__

x.__setattr__(‘name’, value) <==> x.name = value

__sizeof__() → int

size of object in memory, in bytes

__str__
getNumFrames()

Get the number of frames stored in the file.

getPositions(asNumpy=False, frame=0)

Get the atomic positions.

Parameters:
  • asNumpy (boolean=False) – if true, the values are returned as a numpy array instead of a list of Vec3s
  • frame (int=0) – the index of the frame for which to get positions
getTopology()

Get the Topology of the model.

static writeFile(topology, positions, file=<open file '<stdout>', mode 'w'>, keepIds=False, extraParticleIdentifier=' ')

Write a PDB file containing a single model.

Parameters:
  • topology (Topology) – The Topology defining the model to write
  • positions (list) – The list of atomic positions to write
  • file (file=stdout) – A file to write to
  • keepIds (bool=False) – If True, keep the residue and chain IDs specified in the Topology rather than generating new ones. Warning: It is up to the caller to make sure these are valid IDs that satisfy the requirements of the PDB format. Otherwise, the output file will be invalid.
  • extraParticleIdentifier (string=' ') – String to write in the element column of the ATOM records for atoms whose element is None (extra particles)
static writeFooter(topology, file=<open file '<stdout>', mode 'w'>)

Write out the footer for a PDB file.

Parameters:
  • topology (Topology) – The Topology defining the molecular system being written
  • file (file=stdout) – A file to write the file to
static writeHeader(topology, file=<open file '<stdout>', mode 'w'>)

Write out the header for a PDB file.

Parameters:
  • topology (Topology) – The Topology defining the molecular system being written
  • file (file=stdout) – A file to write the file to
static writeModel(topology, positions, file=<open file '<stdout>', mode 'w'>, modelIndex=None, keepIds=False, extraParticleIdentifier=' ')

Write out a model to a PDB file.

Parameters:
  • topology (Topology) – The Topology defining the model to write
  • positions (list) – The list of atomic positions to write
  • file (file=stdout) – A file to write the model to
  • modelIndex (int=None) – If not None, the model will be surrounded by MODEL/ENDMDL records with this index
  • keepIds (bool=False) – If True, keep the residue and chain IDs specified in the Topology rather than generating new ones. Warning: It is up to the caller to make sure these are valid IDs that satisfy the requirements of the PDB format. Otherwise, the output file will be invalid.
  • extraParticleIdentifier (string=' ') – String to write in the element column of the ATOM records for atoms whose element is None (extra particles)