def intersects(self, other):
        '''Returns True iff this record's reference positions overlap
        the other record reference positions (and are on same chromosome)'''
        return self.CHROM == other.CHROM and self.POS <= other.ref_end_pos() and other.POS <= self.ref_end_pos()
def intersects ( self , other ) : return self . CHROM == other . CHROM and self . POS <= other . ref_end_pos ( ) and other . POS <= self . ref_end_pos ( )
Returns True iff this record's reference positions overlap
        the other record reference positions (and are on same chromosome)