get_colors

outbreak_tools.get_colors(lins, brighten, lineage_key)

Heuristically assign colors to lineages to convey divergence.

Parameters

• lins -- list of (group root) lineage names.

• brighten -- boolean allowing to brighten some lineages.

• lineage_key -- dict mapping lineage names to tree nodes.

Returns

a list of lineage colors represented as hsv tuples.