How can I modify the tree using plot_phylo?

[klcym]

Hi Katy,

I am glad to see a project to merge the matplotlib and ete3, I have a question here. How can I reroot the tree with some groups using plot_phylo? plot_phylo could not parse a Tree() object into it. That means I could not modify the tree before plot it.

Thanks for your reply.

[klcym]

there is a parameter outgroup in ploy_phylo, but it can just specifies one leaf instead of muiltiple leaves.

[KatyBrown]

Hi @klcym, sorry for my very slow response. Currently, you can't edit the tree directly with plot_phylo - I'd recommend opening the tree with ete3, making the edit and saving in newick format, then loading into plot_phylo for visualisation.

I'm working on a method to use multiple sequences as an outgroup, but I've not figured it out yet.