pybedtools.bedtool.BedTool.random_subset¶

BedTool.random_subset(*args, **kwargs)[source]¶

Return a BedTool containing a random subset.

NOTE: using n will be slower and use more memory than using f.

Parameters:

nint: Number of features to return. Only one of n or f can be provided.
ffloat, 0 <= f <= 1: Fraction of features to return. Cannot be provided with n.
seedfloat or int: Set random.seed