Hi Ritu, when using the API, you need to quote the text label twice:
cmd.label("chain d and name C1", "'whatever'") It's a string in a string :) Cheers, Thomas Rituparna Sengupta wrote, On 05/30/12 22:42: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me how to label something using the API. I'm having > trouble with it and the API usage is not listed in PyMol wiki. > I use > > label chain d, "whatever" > > from the command line and it works fine. But I want to use it in a > script. I tried using > > cmd.label("chain d", "whatever") > > but it generates an error; name 'whatever' not defined. Does anyone > know what I should do? The command I want to use is > > label chain d and name C1, "whatever" > > what is the equivalent of this in API? > > Thanks, > Ritu -- Thomas Holder MPI for Developmental Biology Spemannstr. 35 D-72076 Tübingen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net