code: def epcrparse(self):
          
          logging.info('Parsing ePCR results')
          for sample in self.metadata:
              if sample.general.bestassemblyfile != 'NA':
                  if 'stx' in sample.general.datastore:
                      # Initialise count - this allows for the population of vtyperresults with unique values
                      uniquecount = 0
                      # This populates vtyperresults with the verotoxin subtypes
                      toxinlist = []
                      if os.path.isfile(sample[self.analysistype].resultsfile):
                          epcrresults = open(sample[self.analysistype].resultsfile, 'r')
                          for result in epcrresults:
                              # Only the lines without a # contain results
                              if "#" not in result:
                                  uniquecount += 1
                                  # Split on \t
                                  data = result.split('\t')
                                  # The subtyping primer pair is the first entry on lines with results
                                  vttype = data[0].split('_')[0]
                                  # Push the name of the primer pair - stripped of anything after a _ to the dictionary
                                  if vttype not in toxinlist:
                                      toxinlist.append(vttype)
  
                      # Create a string of the entries in list1 joined with ";"
                      toxinstring = ";".join(sorted(toxinlist))
                      # Save the string to the metadata
                      sample[self.analysistype].toxinprofile = toxinstring
                  else:
                      setattr(sample, self.analysistype, GenObject())
                      sample[self.analysistype].toxinprofile = 'NA'
              else:
                  setattr(sample, self.analysistype, GenObject())
                  sample[self.analysistype].toxinprofile = 'NA'
docs: Parse the ePCR text file outputs