def list_known_phylogenetic_metrics():
 result = []
 for name in dir(qiime.beta_metrics):
  if name.startswith('dist_'):
   result.append(name[5:])
 result.sort()
 return result

def list_known_phylogenetic_metrics ( ) : result = [ ] for name in dir ( qiime . beta_metrics ) : if name . startswith ( 'dist_' ) : result . append ( name [ 5 : ] ) result . sort ( ) return result
lists known phylogenetic metrics from cogent .