get_chains

biotite.structure.get_chains(array: AtomArray[N] | AtomArrayStack[M, N]) → ndarray[tuple[K], dtype[str_]]

Get the chain IDs of an atom array (stack).

The chains are listed in the same order they occur in the array (stack).

Parameters:

arrayAtomArray or AtomArrayStack

The atom array (stack), where the chains are determined.

Returns:

idsndarray, dtype=str

List of chain IDs.