phylo-matt 1.0

A Framework For Modifying And Testing Topologies

MATT - A FRAMEWORK FOR MODIFYING AND TESTING TOPOLOGIES

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Contribution
• License
• Citation
• Contact

Installation

MATT is distributed as a python package called phylo-matt. MATT requires a Python version of 3.5 or higher.

Once python and the included package manager are installed, MATT can be installed using the pip command in a console:

pip install phylo-matt

If you run into errors, try:

pip install phylo-matt --user

Usage

After MATT has been installed it can be launched using the matt command in a console:

matt

This will start MATT and open http://localhost:5000 in the preferred browser.

Once open MATT can be used via the GUI in the browser.

Make sure to set all the needed options under the options tab and import the alignment and tree files.

After a tree has been constructed or imported the tree can be viewed in the main window and under the overview tab, snapshots can be saved under the snapshots tab and different tree topologies can be tested under the test tab.

To close MATT again, simply kill the server by hitting Ctrl + C in the console.

Contribution

Any bug reports, comments and suggestions are highly appreciated. Please open an issue on GitHub or contact us via email.

License

MATT is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Citation

An Application Note is in the works. Stay tuned.

Contact

For further support or bug reports please contact us via email.