Calling from Python scripts

SeqFold can be called from Python scripts via juliacall package:

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1. Install juliacall package through you favourite package manager (pip, Conda, uv):

$ pip install juliacall

1. In Python REPL:

Python 3.13.7 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Sep  3 2025, 14:30:35) [GCC 14.3.0] on linux
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>>> from juliacall import Main as jl # this will download Julia binaries
>>> jl.seval("""using Pkg; Pkg.add("SeqFold")""")
>>> jl.seval("using SeqFold") # this exports tm, fold, dg, ...
>>> jl.fold("ACACGCAGCGGGTGTGGCTGTGGTGC")
Julia:
4-element Vector{SeqFold.Structure}:
    1   13   -1.9  STACK_DE:AC/TG 
    2   12   -2.3  STACK:CAC/GGG  
    4   10   -2.2  STACK:CG/GC    
    5    9    3.5  HAIRPIN:GC/CG  
>>> jl.dg("ACACGCAGCGGGTGTGGCTGTGGTGC")
-2.9