Patched empty element string issue

JoaoRodrigues · Jun 24, 2010 · 29f48e8 · 29f48e8
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diff --git a/Bio/PDB/Atom.py b/Bio/PDB/Atom.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, coord, bfactor, occupancy, altloc, fullname, serial_num
         self.serial_number=serial_number
         # Dictionary that keeps addictional properties
         self.xtra={}
-        if element is None :
+        if not element:
             import warnings
             from PDBExceptions import PDBConstructionWarning
             warnings.warn("Atom object (name=%s) without element" % name,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, coord, bfactor, occupancy, altloc, fullname, serial_num
         self.element=element
 
         # Added by Joao for C.O.M. purposes
-        self.mass = IUPACData.atom_weigths[element]
+        # self.mass = IUPACData.atom_weigths[element]
 
     # Special methods