Utilities Reference
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Import path
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.. code-block:: python

   from phylognn.utils import get_max_meta_time

Tree metadata helpers
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.. py:function:: get_max_meta_time(tree)

   Traverse an `ete3.Tree` and return the maximum `meta_time` value among nodes
   that define it. Returns `None` if no node has `meta_time`.

Related guide
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Use this helper when tree metadata imported from optional readers needs a
simple maximum-time summary before feature engineering.