Get colors

Type	Python Module
Download	scripts/get_colors.py
Author(s)	Andreas Warnecke
License	BSD-2-Clause
This code has been put under version control in the project Pymol-script-repo

• get_colors contains two functions that can be useful when working with colors
  • get_colors : returns all available PyMOL colors
  • get_random_color : returns a random available PyMOL color

• Note that basic colors can be accessed manually without this script from the PyMOL menu under Setting --> Colors...
• For instruction on setting up plugin import see Git intro or Plugin Manager

Usage

get_colors [ selection [, quiet ]]
get_random_color [ selection [, quiet ]]

Examples

# basic example get_colors # basic colors get colors all # larger range with intermediates #get disco funky import get_colors from get_colors import get_colors from get_colors import get_random_color cmd.delete('all') cmd.fetch('1LSD', async=0) # :P cmd.hide('everything') cmd.show_as('sticks','not hetatm') cmd.orient() python # start a python block from pymol import stored stored.atom_list=[] cmd.iterate('name CA','stored.atom_list.append([model, resi])') resi_list=["model %s and resi %s"%(value[0],value[1]) for value in stored.atom_list] for resi in resi_list: cmd.color(get_random_color(),resi) python end # end python block cmd.ray()

SEE ALSO

• Color
• Get Color Indices