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News & Updates
Official Release	PyMOL v2.4 has been released on May 20, 2020.
Python 3	New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins
Official Release	PyMOL v2.3 has been released on February 11, 2019.
POSF	New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019
Tutorial	Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5
New Plugin	ProBiS H2O is a new plugin for identification of conserved waters in protein structures.
Selection keywords	New polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic selection keywords. Thanks everyone who participated in the poll!
Plugin Update	MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL
New Script	dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons
Older News	See Older News.

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Select select creates a named selection from an atom selection. Selections are one of the most powerful aspects of PyMOL and learning to use selections well is paramount to quickly achieving your goals in PyMOL. Usage select name [, selection [, enable [, quiet [, merge [, state ]]]]] Convenience shortcut to create selection with name "sele": select (selection) Arguments name = str: a unique name for the selection {default if skipped: sele} selection = str: a selection-expression enable = 0/1: show selection indicators {default: 1} quiet = 0/1 {default: 0 for command, 1 for API} merge = 0/1: update existing named selection {default: 0} state = int: object state, affects spacial operators like within {default: 0 (all states)} Examples select near , (ll expand 8) select near , (ll expand 8) select bb, (name CA+N+C+O) cmd.select("%s_%s"%(prefix,stretch), "none") Notes Type help selections for more ..→

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