pal_finder: fix 'fastq_subset.py' utility for big input Fastq files #80
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PR which updates the read counting in the
fastq_subset.py
utility used by thepal_finder
tool so it can better deal with large Fastq files.Without the fix the read counting attempts to read the entire Fastq into memory, resulting in the following error if the Fastq file is too big:
The fix buffers the reading into chunks which should fit into memory and so avoid the error.