Alignment deduplication#

import oxbow as ox
import polars as pl

Walkthrough#

To illustrate step by step, let’s grab a small sample SAM file and materialize it in memory as a Polars DataFrame.

url = "https://oxbow-ngs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Col0_C1.100k.sam"

# Let's use oxbow to read in the SAM file as a polars dataframe
df = ox.from_sam(url).to_polars()
df.head()
shape: (5, 13)
qnameflagrnameposmapqcigarrnextpnexttlenseqqualendtags
stru16cati32u8strcati32i32strstri32struct[8]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2104…99"1"115040"43S13M6872N45M""1"8048170"CAGACAGGAACTAGCAATGCTTGAAATCAA…"CCCFFFFFHHHHHJIJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJ…8079{1,"2G55",1,1,40,0,40,"45"}
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2301…163"1"365440"96M""1"3658105"GAGAAAACAAATACATAATCGGAGAAATAC…"@@BDFFFFHGHHHJJJJGIIIJGEIGFEHB…3749{1,"96",1,0,40,0,40,null}
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2301…83"1"365840"101M""1"3654-105"AAACAAATACATAATCGGAGAAATACAGAT…"C?CDDACDDDDDB?5DDDEEEDCDCDCDCA…3758{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null}
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2105…99"1"366640"98M""1"3743178"ACATAATCGGAGAAATACAGATTACAGAGA…"@C@FFFFFHHDHHJJDGGIJJIFIJJGIIG…3763{1,"98",1,0,40,0,40,null}
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2304…99"1"367540"91M""1"3737163"GAGAAATACAGATTACAGAGAGCGAGAGAG…"@@@FBDEDHHFHFGBGBECGGIGEHEEEDE…3765{1,"91",1,0,40,0,40,null}

Helper functions#

# If the bit 0x10 is set, the read is on the reverse strand
STRAND_BIT = 0x10


def parse_cigar(cigar_str: str) -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
    """Parse the CIGAR string into a list of tuples (operation, length)

    Example:
        >>> parse_cigar("76M")
        [('M', 76)]
        >>> parse_cigar("10M1I65M")
        [('M', 10), ('I', 1), ('M', 65)]
    """
    result = []
    current_number = ""

    for char in cigar_str:
        if char.isdigit():
            current_number += char
        else:
            if current_number:
                result.append((char, int(current_number)))
                current_number = ""

    return result


def get_unclipped_5p_start(row) -> int:
    """
    Get the unclipped 5′ start position from the CIGAR string.

    Accounts for both soft clips (S) and hard clips (H), matching the
    reference implementation in htsjdk.

    Args:
        row: Row from the SAM file

    Returns:
        int: Unclipped 5′ start position
    """
    pos = row["pos"]
    cigar = row["cigar"]
    flag = row["flag"]

    # Parse CIGAR string
    cigar_ops = parse_cigar(cigar)

    # Check if reverse strand (bit 0x10 set)
    is_reverse = flag & STRAND_BIT

    if not is_reverse:
        # Forward strand: 5′ end = POS - (number of leading soft/hard-clipped bases)
        leading_clips = 0
        for op, length in cigar_ops:
            if op in ("S", "H"):
                leading_clips += length
            else:
                break  # Stop at first non-clip operation
        return pos - leading_clips
    else:
        # Reverse strand: 5′ end is at POS + (aligned length) + (trailing soft/hard-clipped bases) - 1
        aligned_length = 0
        trailing_clips = 0

        # Calculate aligned length (M, =, X, D, N operations)
        for op, length in cigar_ops:
            if op in ["M", "=", "X", "D", "N"]:
                aligned_length += length

        # Find trailing soft/hard clips (S or H operations at the end)
        for op, length in reversed(cigar_ops):
            if op in ("S", "H"):
                trailing_clips += length
            else:
                break  # Stop at first non-clip operation from the end

        return pos + aligned_length + trailing_clips - 1


def get_quality_score_sum(qual_str):
    """Calculate the sum of quality scores from a string of quality scores"""
    return sum(ord(c) - 33 for c in qual_str if c != " ")


def build_dedup_key(rnames, positions, strands):
    """Makes a dedup key for a read pair"""
    items = sorted(zip(rnames, positions, strands))
    if len(items) < 2:
        print(f"WARNING: read is missing pair: {items}")
        return None
    return f"{items[0][0]}:{items[0][1]}:{items[0][2]}__{items[1][0]}:{items[1][1]}:{items[1][2]}"

Compute derived fields#

df = df.with_columns(
    pl.struct(["pos", "cigar", "flag"])
    .map_elements(get_unclipped_5p_start, return_dtype=pl.Int64)
    .alias("5p_start"),

    pl.when((pl.col("flag") & STRAND_BIT) == 0)
    .then(pl.lit("+"))
    .otherwise(pl.lit("-"))
    .alias("strand"),

    pl.col("qual").map_elements(get_quality_score_sum, return_dtype=pl.Int64)
    .alias("total_quality")
)

df.head()
shape: (5, 16)
qnameflagrnameposmapqcigarrnextpnexttlenseqqualendtags5p_startstrandtotal_quality
stru16cati32u8strcati32i32strstri32struct[8]i64stri64
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2104…99"1"115040"43S13M6872N45M""1"8048170"CAGACAGGAACTAGCAATGCTTGAAATCAA…"CCCFFFFFHHHHHJIJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJ…8079{1,"2G55",1,1,40,0,40,"45"}1107"+"3909
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2301…163"1"365440"96M""1"3658105"GAGAAAACAAATACATAATCGGAGAAATAC…"@@BDFFFFHGHHHJJJJGIIIJGEIGFEHB…3749{1,"96",1,0,40,0,40,null}3654"+"3385
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2301…83"1"365840"101M""1"3654-105"AAACAAATACATAATCGGAGAAATACAGAT…"C?CDDACDDDDDB?5DDDEEEDCDCDCDCA…3758{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null}3758"-"3690
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2105…99"1"366640"98M""1"3743178"ACATAATCGGAGAAATACAGATTACAGAGA…"@C@FFFFFHHDHHJJDGGIJJIFIJJGIIG…3763{1,"98",1,0,40,0,40,null}3666"+"3371
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2304…99"1"367540"91M""1"3737163"GAGAAATACAGATTACAGAGAGCGAGAGAG…"@@@FBDEDHHFHFGBGBECGGIGEHEEEDE…3765{1,"91",1,0,40,0,40,null}3675"+"2766

Group the reads into pairs#

We assume that the qname corresponds to read pairs. We group by qname and carry the original alignment records through along with the fields needed for deduplication.

pairs_df = df.group_by("qname").agg(
    [
        pl.col("rname").alias("rnames"),
        pl.col("5p_start").alias("5p_starts"),
        pl.col("strand").alias("strands"),
        pl.col("total_quality").alias("total_qualities"),
        pl.struct("*").alias("alignments"),
    ]
)
pairs_df.head()
shape: (5, 6)
qnamernames5p_startsstrandstotal_qualitiesalignments
strlist[cat]list[i64]list[str]list[i64]list[struct[15]]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1202…["1", "1"][50174, 50297]["+", "-"][3883, 3810][{99,"1",50174,40,"101M","1",50197,124,"CATAAACCAACTAATAGTCCTTTAGCCAGATCAAACAAGTAATAATAACTCATACGACAAAATATAGTCTCCAATATCCAACTACAAAGAAGAAAGACAAG","CCCFFFFFHHHFHJJJJHJIIJJHIJJ>HHIIIIIIJJJJJJJGHIJJJIHIIJJIJJJIIJJIJIEGGHIIECHHHHFFFFFEECEEECDDDDDDDDDDD",50274,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},50174,"+",3883}, {147,"1",50197,40,"101M","1",50174,-124,"AGCCAGATCAAACAAGTAATAATAACTCATACGACAAAATATAGTCTCCAATATCCAACTACAAAGAAGAAAGACAAGTGACTGCGTTTAGTCAAACAAAC","DCCCEDDDCEEEECCCA;DDFFEHEHEHHHHJJJJJIHHBEJJIGJJJIFDHHDHFBDFDDIJGJJJIIJIIIHIJJGH@JJJJJJIGHHHHHFFFFFCBC",50297,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},50297,"-",3810}]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1203…["1", "1"][50547, 50969]["+", "-"][3464, 3554][{99,"1",50547,40,"86M11S","1",50618,172,"TCTCAGCCATCTTGGCGAATAGCATTGGCCAGTATGACTCAATACTAACACCAGCAGCTTTCACCAAGGTCGCGATTTTGTCAGCCGTGATAGCGAT","@@CFFEFFGHDFHEHGIIEII@HH@GEEGHGGGHEIHHHGCDEGIGECGIHAEHIIJB;FECCHGGECCCHFFA>;<BCDDCDD@CB<<@CDACBBD",50632,{1,"86",1,0,40,0,40,null},50547,"+",3464}, {147,"1",50618,40,"14M251N83M4S","1",50547,-172,"GCGATTTTGTCAGCCGTGATAGCGATACCCTCGTCCTCGAGGATCATAACAGCGTAGCTGCAAGCAAGCTCTCCAACTGTCGACATTTTTTTATCCTAAGA","<?:CBCCCCA@BDB@CCC@??DDDC?8@DDBDB@CAADEFHGHE=CED@GIJJIIHGB@FIHGIGGGD?DCIIIHGFFIGGEC<IGIGFHHFFFFEFF@CB",50965,{1,"97",1,0,40,0,40,"45"},50969,"-",3554}]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2104…["1", "1"][65849, 66322]["+", "-"][2577, 2779][{163,"1",65849,40,"16M242N54M101N28M","1",66132,131,"CTTTGTCCGACAAAACCTCAGGGGCAACGTAGTTTGGCGTTCCACAAGCTGTATGAAGCAAACCATCTTCCCGAACTTGTCGTGAGAAGGCGCTTAAC","7;?DDD8++@?<FH=?E;BFDF@1???0:)09BB>4(8<AAHIJGCD927AA=>=?@EDC>;>(6-(5;>;C/;;2,::>><@990(:?B155055AC",66289,{1,"98",1,0,40,0,40,"45"},65849,"+",2577}, {83,"1",66132,40,"29M101N61M","1",65849,-131,"CCACAAGCTGTATGAAGCAAACCATCTTCCCGAACTTGTCGTGAGAAGGCGCTTAACCCAAAATCAGAGACTTTCAAAACCCCATTTGCG","?:29BBBBB@;;:@@@A?<:AA>@5;8<@<?==.CA;EF;DCCBCA@FFEFGFD?6EGEGF>DGGABFC<FA+A;FFC0AF??D@?A@@<",66322,{1,"90",1,0,40,0,40,"45"},66322,"-",2779}]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1206…["1", "1"][48341, 48495]["+", "-"][3562, 3578][{163,"1",48341,40,"101M","1",48395,155,"GGCAGTTTATAGAGAGCAGCCATGTTGAGACACTCGAAGAACTGTCCGTTGTTACAAGTTCCATCTCCGAAAAAGGCGACAGTGACATCATCACAATCCTG","@?<DFFADHHAHFIEEBHDGHG>@CHGHGIIHGIIJIGFDFIGCDB?FB?6DHIIEHIFHGGGIJIIGDEHFFF>=?>B6?B:>CCDDDDCDDDACAC9@C",48441,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},48341,"+",3562}, {83,"1",48395,40,"101M","1",48341,-155,"CAAGTTCCATCTCCGAAAAAGGCGACAGTGACATCATCACAATCCTGTTTCAAGACTTCCCTCCTGTACTTGGAGCTAAAGGCAGCACCAGTGGCGACAGG","CDDCCCA>52B@B=CADDBCDCCFFFCB@AAE@CE?4D@JIIIIIGGEGGFAGGFGHFEBGIHG<IGGFIIJHEEFJJIGHEHGGDAIHDHHFFFDDF@@@",48495,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},48495,"-",3578}]
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1307…["1", "1"][31514, 31726]["+", "-"][3803, 3702][{99,"1",31520,40,"6S83M12S","1",31536,123,"CCGGTCCATTGAGTACTGGATAGCTTCAACCGCAGACTCAGATGGCAGAAAATCATTCACTGCAACTTCCTTGTTCTCGTTTTTCTTGTAGTCTTCGAAGA","CCCFFDFFHHGDHGIIJJIGIIJIIIJJJGGGGIJ8GIJIJJJJJJJJGIJJJIIJJBDHEIIIHGHHHHFFFFFFEEDDBBDDDCDDDDDEEEED?ABD@",31602,{1,"83",1,0,40,0,40,null},31514,"+",3803}, {147,"1",31536,40,"67M90N34M","1",31520,-123,"GCTTCAACCGCAGACTCAGATGGCAGAAAATCATTCACTGCAACTTCCTTGTTCTCGTTTTTCTTGTAGTCTTCGAAGAAACGACGGATTTCAGAGAGACG","ACCCDB9DDDDDDDDDCCCCCDDCDCAEDEE@;FFDBEDHCCECDAIHGIHJIIIIJJIIGCJIIIJJHBGEJJIJIIIGGIHAIJJJGGGHHFFFFF@CC",31726,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,"45"},31726,"-",3702}]

Build deduplication keys#

Build a deduplication key for each read pair and filter out unpaired reads.

pairs_df = pairs_df.with_columns(
    pl.struct(["rnames", "5p_starts", "strands"])
    .map_elements(
        lambda s: build_dedup_key(s["rnames"], s["5p_starts"], s["strands"]),
        return_dtype=pl.String
    )
    .alias("dedup_key"),
).filter(pl.col("dedup_key").is_not_null())

pairs_df[("dedup_key",)].head()
WARNING: read is missing pair: [('1', 99981, '+')]
WARNING: read is missing pair: [('1', 99987, '+')]
shape: (5, 1)
dedup_key
str
"1:50174:+__1:50297:-"
"1:50547:+__1:50969:-"
"1:65849:+__1:66322:-"
"1:48341:+__1:48495:-"
"1:31514:+__1:31726:-"

Resolve duplicates#

We choose the best read pair across duplicates by the highest total quality score. Sorting by dedup_key first minimizes the shuffle when the data is already coordinate-sorted.

best_pairs_df = pairs_df.sort(
    ["dedup_key", "total_qualities"], descending=[False, True]
).unique(
    subset=["dedup_key"]
)

# Get the total number of duplicates
total_pair_dups = pairs_df.height - best_pairs_df.height

print("Total pair duplicates:", total_pair_dups)

best_pairs_df.head()
Total pair duplicates: 3123
shape: (5, 7)
qnamernames5p_startsstrandstotal_qualitiesalignmentsdedup_key
strlist[cat]list[i64]list[str]list[i64]list[struct[15]]str
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1105…["1", "1"][10761, 10937]["+", "-"][3934, 4016][{163,"1",10761,40,"101M","1",10837,177,"GAAAATTATGATCCGTAGAGACAGCATTTAAAAGTTCCTTACGTCCACGTAAAATAATATATCAATTTATACATATACATGTGTAAACTGTGTATATATAG","CCCFFFFFHHGHHJJGIJIJJIHHGGIJJJJJJIHHIJJJJJIGIJJJIIGHFHIJJJJJJJJJIJJJIJJJJJJHHHHHHFHFFFFFFFCE>CFEFEEFC",10861,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},10761,"+",3934}, {83,"1",10837,40,"101M","1",10761,-177,"ACATGTGTAAACTGTGTATATATAGGGTAGGTATATGTGTATATATATAGTAATTGACAAATGATTTAGGTTCTAACATATATTCTAAAAGTACTCATGAG","ADFFFFFFHHEHHJIIJJJIJJJJJJIIJIJGJJJJJJIJJJIJJJIJJIJJJIJIJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJJJIJJHHHHFFFFFFCC@",10937,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},10937,"-",4016}]"1:10761:+__1:10937:-"
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2104…["1", "1"][1107, 8148]["+", "-"][3909, 3977][{99,"1",1150,40,"43S13M6872N45M","1",8048,170,"CAGACAGGAACTAGCAATGCTTGAAATCAAGAACTTGAATTGAAATAGTTTTTTACTGGATCAGAGACTACTCAATATCCCCAAACTTGGAAATTAGTTTG","CCCFFFFFHHHHHJIJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJJIJJJJJJIJJJJJJJJJBGGJJJJJJJJIIJJJJJJJIHHHHHFFFFFFFDEDEDDDDDCDCCDDDCCED",8079,{1,"2G55",1,1,40,0,40,"45"},1107,"+",3909}, {147,"1",8048,40,"101M","1",1150,-170,"ACTCAATATCCCCAAACTTGGAAATTAGTTTGTTGCTTGAGGTCTAAGATACTTCTATATATGGAAAAAGATTTTCAAAGCCAGATATTTCCACAAGTTTG","ADDEFDDDDDDFFFFEHEHHHJIJJJJJJJJIJJJJJJJJJIJJJJJJIHHJJJIJJIJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJIJJJJJHHHHFFFFFFCCC",8148,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},8148,"-",3977}]"1:1107:+__1:8148:-"
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:1206…["1", "1"][11368, 11668]["+", "-"][3522, 3900][{163,"1",11369,40,"1S100M","1",11567,301,"TGGCACAGAGAGTACAATTCATGAAATTTATAAGCTTTTTTCCCACTCATCAATTATAATCTCAAGTTATAAATATCAAAACTGAAAAAAGAAGAAGATGA","?B@ADDFFFDDF+A:EGGHEDF@HEHEHIGHGGCD?CFGGDAD<FFH@FGCFHEDHG>BGBGBHCHFHGGIIGIECE>;AEH;@BCEFEDBDD?>CCCD@:",11468,{1,"100",1,0,40,0,40,null},11368,"+",3522}, {83,"1",11567,40,"90M1D11M","1",11369,-301,"AGTTATAGCGAATATTATGGATATAATTAGCTAACATTTGAGGCATGTGAACCTGTTATTTTATGTAAATTATATATATAGTTTATATACAAATTGAAAAG","DDDFFFFEEHHGIIJIHIGEGIJJJIIIJHGIHIEGHEGIGGEJJIHEIJIHEGGGIHIIHIJIIHIJIJJGGIJJHIJGJGIJIIHGAHHHFFFFFF@@C",11668,{1,"90^A11",1,1,40,0,40,null},11668,"-",3900}]"1:11368:+__1:11668:-"
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2302…["1", "1"][11483, 11608]["+", "-"][3953, 3986][{99,"1",11483,40,"101M","1",11508,126,"ATGAAATGCTGTAGGCACAGAGGTTCACCTAGTGTCAAGTATTAAGATTAACATATAACTTATGAAGATGATGAGTAACCAACGAGTTATAGCGAATATTA","CCCFFFFFHHHHHJJJJJJJIJJGGIJJJIJJFHHIJJJIIJIJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJIIJJJIGHIJIJJHGFF@DEEECEDBDDDEEC",11583,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},11483,"+",3953}, {147,"1",11508,40,"101M","1",11483,-126,"CACCTAGTGTCAAGTATTAAGATTAACATATAACTTATGAAGATGATGAGTAACCAACGAGTTATAGCGAATATTATGGATATAATTAGCTAACATTTGAG","AADEEEEFFFFFFHHHHHHHJJJJIHJJJJJIGJIIIIJJJJJJIJJJIJIHFJIJIJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJHHHHHFFFFFCCC",11608,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},11608,"-",3986}]"1:11483:+__1:11608:-"
"HWI-ST486:305:C0RH5ACXX:1:2304…["1", "1"][11582, 11716]["+", "-"][4000, 4000][{163,"1",11583,40,"1S18M1D82M","1",11616,135,"CATGGATATAATTAGCTAAATTTGAGGCATGTGAACCTGTTATTTTATGTAAATTATATATATAGTTTATATACAAAATTGAAAAGATGCGAGTTTCAACA","CCCFFFFFHHHHHJJJJJJJJJJJJJJIJIIHIJJJJJJIJJJJJJJJJIIIJJJJJJJJJJJJJIIJJJJJJJJJIJIJJGJJJHHHHHFFDCCDEEDDC",11683,{1,"18^C82",1,1,40,0,40,null},11582,"+",4000}, {83,"1",11616,40,"101M","1",11583,-135,"AACCTGTTATTTTATGTAAATTATATATATAGTTTATATACAAAATTGAAAAGATGCGAGTTTCAACATGGTGACAAAAGCCTAATGATGATGAACATCAA","DCCEEEFFFFFFHHGHHHHHJJIJJJIJJJIJJJJJJJJIJJJIJJJIJJIJJJJJJJJJJIIIJJJJJJJJJHJIJJJJJJJJJJJJHHHGHFFFFFCCC",11716,{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null},11716,"-",4000}]"1:11582:+__1:11716:-"

Recover deduplicated alignments#

Explode and unnest the carried alignment records to recover the original fields.

deduped_df = best_pairs_df.select(
    "qname", "alignments"
).explode("alignments").select(
    pl.col("alignments").struct.unnest()
)

deduped_df.head()
shape: (5, 15)
flagrnameposmapqcigarrnextpnexttlenseqqualendtags5p_startstrandtotal_quality
u16cati32u8strcati32i32strstri32struct[8]i64stri64
163"1"1076140"101M""1"10837177"GAAAATTATGATCCGTAGAGACAGCATTTA…"CCCFFFFFHHGHHJJGIJIJJIHHGGIJJJ…10861{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null}10761"+"3934
83"1"1083740"101M""1"10761-177"ACATGTGTAAACTGTGTATATATAGGGTAG…"ADFFFFFFHHEHHJIIJJJIJJJJJJIIJI…10937{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null}10937"-"4016
99"1"115040"43S13M6872N45M""1"8048170"CAGACAGGAACTAGCAATGCTTGAAATCAA…"CCCFFFFFHHHHHJIJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJ…8079{1,"2G55",1,1,40,0,40,"45"}1107"+"3909
147"1"804840"101M""1"1150-170"ACTCAATATCCCCAAACTTGGAAATTAGTT…"ADDEFDDDDDDFFFFEHEHHHJIJJJJJJJ…8148{1,"101",1,0,40,0,40,null}8148"-"3977
163"1"1136940"1S100M""1"11567301"TGGCACAGAGAGTACAATTCATGAAATTTA…"?B@ADDFFFDDF+A:EGGHEDF@HEHEHIG…11468{1,"100",1,0,40,0,40,null}11368"+"3522

Full streaming pipeline#

Here’s the entire deduplication pipeline chained together on a Polars LazyFrame:

ds = ox.from_sam(url)

ldf = ds.to_polars(lazy=True).with_columns(
    pl.struct(["pos", "cigar", "flag"])
    .map_elements(get_unclipped_5p_start, return_dtype=pl.Int64)
    .alias("5p_start"),

    pl.when((pl.col("flag") & STRAND_BIT) == 0)
    .then(pl.lit("+"))
    .otherwise(pl.lit("-"))
    .alias("strand"),

    pl.col("qual").map_elements(get_quality_score_sum, return_dtype=pl.Int64)
    .alias("total_quality")
).group_by("qname").agg(
    [
        pl.col("rname").alias("rnames"),
        pl.col("5p_start").alias("5p_starts"),
        pl.col("strand").alias("strands"),
        pl.col("total_quality").alias("total_qualities"),
        pl.struct(ds.schema.names).alias("alignments"),
    ]
).with_columns(
    pl.struct(["rnames", "5p_starts", "strands"])
    .map_elements(
        lambda s: build_dedup_key(s["rnames"], s["5p_starts"], s["strands"]),
        return_dtype=pl.String
    )
    .alias("dedup_key"),
).filter(
    pl.col("dedup_key").is_not_null()
).sort(
    ["dedup_key", "total_qualities"], descending=[False, True]
).unique(
    subset=["dedup_key"]
).select(
    "qname", "alignments"
).explode(
    "alignments"
).select(
    pl.col("alignments").struct.unnest()
)

ldf.show_graph()
../_images/226ba8e0712eec26a3c10fa22d4e7d890fa55d516c3aecd7696efafd1f704260.svg

Let’s execute the query plan in streaming mode, writing the results to a Parquet file:

ldf.sink_parquet("data/Col0_C1.100k.dedup.pq")
WARNING: read is missing pair: [('1', 99981, '+')]
WARNING: read is missing pair: [('1', 99987, '+')]