From 8e79edba81b41dd52637c569912578533360b6ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yan Wong Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:23:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add "swiss army knife" metaphor Makes the tute more friendly. --- simplification.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/simplification.md b/simplification.md index 348cc301..847d86bc 100644 --- a/simplification.md +++ b/simplification.md @@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ def create_notebook_data(): # Simplification -The {meth}`~TreeSequence.simplify` method provides one of the most powerful ways to modify a -[tskit](https://tskit.dev) {class}`TreeSequence`. +The {meth}`~TreeSequence.simplify` method provides several powerful and flexible ways +to modify a [tskit](https://tskit.dev) {class}`TreeSequence`. It has been described +as the "swiss-army knife" of tree sequence methods. At a high level, simplification works as follows: it starts from a chosen set of focal nodes and then traces their ancestry back through the tree sequence. Any nodes, edges, and mutations