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New Script	dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons
New Plugin	LiSiCA is a new plugin for 2D and 3D ligand based virtual screening using a fast maximum clique algorithm.
Official Release	PyMOL v1.8.0 has been released on Nov 18, 2015.
PyMOL Open-Source Fellowship	Schrödinger is now accepting applications for the PyMOL Open-Source Fellowship program! Details on http://pymol.org/fellowship
Official Release	PyMOL, AxPyMOL, and JyMOL v1.7.6 have all been released on May 4, 2015.
New Plugin	PyANM is a new plugin for easier Anisotropic Network Model (ANM) building and visualising in PyMOL.
New Plugin	Bondpack is a collection of PyMOL plugins for easy visualization of atomic bonds.
New Plugin	MOLE 2.0 is a new plugin for rapid analysis of biomacromolecular channels in PyMOL.
3D using Geforce	PyMOL can now be visualized in 3D using Nvidia GeForce video cards (series 400+) with 120Hz monitors and Nvidia 3D Vision, this was previously only possible with Quadro video cards.
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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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