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News & Updates
Official Release	PyMOL v2.5 has been released on May 10, 2021.
Python 3	New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins
POSF	New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019
Tutorial	Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5
New Plugin	PICv is a new plugin for clustering protein-protein interactions and visualization with available data from PDBe
Selection keywords	New polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic selection keywords. Thanks everyone who participated in the poll!
Plugin Update	MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL
New Script	dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons
Older News	See Older News.

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Ramp New ramp_new creates a color ramp based on a map potential value or based on proximity to a molecular object. Usage ramp_new name, map_name [, range [, color [, state [, selection [, beyond [, within [, sigma [, zero ]]]]]]]] name = string: name of the ramp object to create map_name = string: name of the map (for potential) or molecular object (for proximity) range = list: values corresponding to slots in the ramp {default: [-1, 0, 1]} color = list or str: colors corresponding to slots in the ramp or a given palette name: afmhot, grayscale, object, rainbow, traditional, grayable, hot, ocean, and sludge {default: [red, white, blue]} state = integer: state identifier {default: 1} selection = selection: for automatic ranging (maps only) {default: } with automatic ranging only: beyond = number: are we excluding values beyond a certain distance from the selection? {default: 2.0} within = number: are we only including valuess within a certain distance from the ..→

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.

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