m.bestscan(seq) -- Return the score of the best match to the motif in the supplied sequence

def bestscan(self,seq):
        """
        m.bestscan(seq) -- Return the score of the best match to the motif in the supplied sequence
        """
        matches,endpoints,scores = self.scan(seq,-100)
        if not scores: return -100
        scores.sort()
        best = scores[-1]
        return best