code: def from_gff3(path, attributes=None, region=None, score_fill=-1, phase_fill=-1,
                    attributes_fill='.', dtype=None):
          a = gff3_to_recarray(path, attributes=attributes, region=region,
                               score_fill=score_fill, phase_fill=phase_fill,
                               attributes_fill=attributes_fill, dtype=dtype)
          if a is None:
              return None
          else:
              return FeatureTable(a, copy=False)