skbio.metadata.IntervalMetadata.drop¶

IntervalMetadata.drop(intervals, negate=False)[source]¶

Drops Interval objects.

State: Experimental as of 0.5.1.

The given Interval objects will be removed and their associated IntervalMetadata will be set to None.

Parameters

• intervals (iterable of Interval) – Interval objects to drop from this object.

• negate (bool) – Negate the drop operation, i.e. keeping the specified intervals instead of dropping them.