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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Extracts a portion of the PDB file, from atom i (to atom j). Slices are inclusive.
+
+usage: python pdb_aslice.py <i>:<j> <pdb file>
+examples: python pdb_aslice.py 1:10 1CTF.pdb # Extracts atoms 1 to 10
+          python pdb_aslice.py 1: 1CTF.pdb # Extracts atoms 1 to END
+          python pdb_aslice.py :10 1CTF.pdb # Extracts atoms from START to 10.
+
+Author: {0} ({1})
+
+This program is part of the PDB tools distributed with HADDOCK
+or with the HADDOCK tutorial. The utilities in this package
+can be used to quickly manipulate PDB files, with the benefit
+of 'piping' several different commands. This is a rewrite of old
+FORTRAN77 code that was taking too much effort to compile. RIP.
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+__author__ = "Joao Rodrigues"
+__email__ = "j.p.g.l.m.rodrigues@gmail.com"
+
+USAGE = __doc__.format(__author__, __email__)
+
+def check_input(args):
+    """Checks whether to read from stdin/file and validates user input/options."""
+
+    if not len(args):
+        sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    elif len(args) == 1:
+        # Resi & Pipe _or_ file & no aslice
+        if re.match('[\-0-9]*:[\-0-9]*', args[0]):
+            aslice = args[0]
+            if not sys.stdin.isatty():
+                pdbfh = sys.stdin
+            else:
+                sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+                sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+            sys.exit(1)
+    elif len(args) == 2:
+        # Option & File
+        if not re.match('[\-0-9]*:[\-0-9]*', args[0]):
+            sys.stderr.write('Invalid slice: ' + args[0] + '\n')
+            sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        if not os.path.isfile(args[1]):
+            sys.stderr.write('File not found: ' + args[1] + '\n')
+            sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        aslice = args[0]
+        pdbfh = open(args[1], 'r')
+    else:
+        sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Parse st and end of slice
+    bits = [b for b in aslice.split(':') if b.strip()]
+    if len(bits) == 2:
+        st_slice, en_slice = map(int, bits)
+    elif len(bits) == 1 and aslice[0] == ':':
+        st_slice = -9999
+        en_slice = int(bits[0])
+    elif len(bits) == 1 and aslice[-1] == ':':
+        st_slice = int(bits[0])
+        en_slice = 999999
+    else:
+        sys.stderr.write(USAGE)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    return ((st_slice, en_slice), pdbfh)
+
+def _slice_pdb(fhandle, aslice):
+    """Enclosing logic in a function to speed up a bit"""
+
+    st_slice, en_slice = aslice
+
+    prev_resi = None
+    for line in fhandle:
+        if line.startswith(('ATOM', 'HETATM')):
+            if st_slice <= int(line[6:11]) <= en_slice:
+                yield line
+        elif line.startswith('TER'):
+            if len(line) >= 26:
+                if st_slice <= int(line[6:11]) <= en_slice:
+                    yield line
+            elif prev_resi and st_slice <= prev_resi <= en_slice:
+                yield line
+
+        if line.startswith(('ATOM', 'HETATM', 'TER')) and len(line) >= 26:
+            prev_resi = int(line[6:11])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # Check Input
+    aslice, pdbfh = check_input(sys.argv[1:])
+
+    # Do the job
+    new_pdb = _slice_pdb(pdbfh, aslice)
+
+    try:
+        sys.stdout.write(''.join(new_pdb))
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+    except IOError:
+        # This is here to catch Broken Pipes
+        # for example to use 'head' or 'tail' without
+        # the error message showing up
+        pass
+
+    # last line of the script
+    # We can close it even if it is sys.stdin
+    pdbfh.close()
+    sys.exit(0)