Difference between NanoSim-H and Nanosim

[wyzhangMPI]

Hello, It is so great to find this useful tool for the simulaiton of ONT sequencing reads? I am wondering whether there is a big difference between NanoSim-H and NanoSim？

Thanks!

Best, Wenyu Zhang

[karel-brinda]

Hello,

the differences are described in the readme:

• Support for Python 3
• Support for RNF read names
• Installation from PyPI
• Error profiles distributed with the main package
• Automatic testing using Travis
• Reproducible simulations (setting a seed for PRG)
• Improved interface with new parameters (e.g., for merging all contigs) and a progress bar
• Several minor bugs fixed

To sum up, the NanoSim-H package should be easier to install, should work on more computers and should provide more reproducible simulations.