def bpp2newick(bppnewick):
    "converts bpp newick format to normal newick"
    regex1 = re.compile(r" #[-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*[:]")
    regex2 = re.compile(r" #[-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*[;]")
    regex3 = re.compile(r": ")
    new = regex1.sub(":", bppnewick)
    new = regex2.sub(";", new)
    new = regex3.sub(":", new)
    return new
converts bpp newick format to normal newick