Hi,
I want to use openbabel to validate a SMILES string. I tried this:
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
from openbabel import openbabel
mol = openbabel.OBMol()
obConversion = openbabel.OBConversion()
obConversion.SetInFormat('smi')
# case_1: success is True
success = obConversion.ReadString(mol, 'CC((CC')
print('<DBG> success:', success)
# case_2: success is False
success = obConversion.ReadString(mol, 'CC((CCX')
print('<DBG> success:', success)
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The return value success is True for case_1, False for case_2.
I was expecting success to be False in both cases,
since both do not represent a valid SMILES string.
I assume this is not the correct way to verify a SMILES string?
Is there another way?
Thanks in advance.
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