get_chain_starts_for#

biotite.structure.get_chain_starts_for(array, indices)[source]#

For each given atom index, get the index that points to the start of the chain that atom belongs to.

Parameters:
arrayAtomArray or AtomArrayStack

The atom array (stack) to determine the chains from.

indicesndarray, dtype=int, shape=(k,)

These indices point to the atoms to get the corresponding chain starts for. Negative indices are not allowed.

Returns:
start_indicesndarray, dtype=int, shape=(k,)

The indices that point to the chain starts for the input indices.