def get_contig_names(fasta_file):
    """
    Gets contig names from a fasta file using SeqIO.
    :param fasta_file: Full path to uncompressed, fasta-formatted file
    :return: List of contig names.
    """
    contig_names = list()
    for contig in SeqIO.parse(fasta_file, 'fasta'):
        contig_names.append(contig.id)
    return contig_names
Gets contig names from a fasta file using SeqIO.
    :param fasta_file: Full path to uncompressed, fasta-formatted file
    :return: List of contig names.