Merge pull request #216 from rraadd88/patch-2

Update __init__.py
mdshw5 · Jan 18, 2024 · aa6b59b · aa6b59b
2 parents c8200e8 + 85c9f75
commit aa6b59b
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diff --git a/pyfaidx/__init__.py b/pyfaidx/__init__.py
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ def __init__(self,
                     raise UnsupportedCompressionFormat(
                         "Compressed FASTA is only supported in BGZF format. Use "
                         "the samtools bgzip utility (instead of gzip) to "
-                        "compress your FASTA."
+                        "compress your FASTA. "
+                        "For example: zcat file.fa.gz | samtools bgzip -c > file.fa.bgz"
                     )
         elif self.filename.lower().endswith(('.bz2', '.zip')):
             raise UnsupportedCompressionFormat(