sort_otu_table.py – Script for sorting the sample IDs in an OTU table based on a specified value in a mapping file.

Description:

Usage: sort_otu_table.py [options]

Input Arguments:

Note

[REQUIRED]

-i, --input_otu_table

The input otu table

-o, --output_fp

Output otu table filepath

-m, --mapping_fp

The mapping file

-s, --sort_field

Field to sort by

Output:

sort samples by the age field in the mapping file

sort_otu_table.py -i otu_table.txt -o age_sorted_otu_table.txt -m map.txt -s Age