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The BED format can be a bit more complex than this. Furthermore, the preceding code is based on quite specific premises with regard to the contents of our file. However, this example should be enough to get you started. At its worst, the BED format is really not very complicated.

HTSeq has much more functionality. This recipe is mostly provided as a starting point for the whole package. HTSeq has functionality that can be used as an alternative to most of the recipes that we've covered thus far.