leaftools.divide_leaf_meiotically

abjad.tools.leaftools.divide_leaf_meiotically.divide_leaf_meiotically(leaf, n=2)

New in version 1.1.

Divide leaf meiotically n times:

abjad> staff = Staff("c'8 d'8 e'8 f'8")
abjad> spannertools.BeamSpanner(staff.leaves)
BeamSpanner(c'8, d'8, e'8, f'8)
abjad> f(staff)
\new Staff {
    c'8 [
    d'8
    e'8
    f'8 ]
}

abjad> leaftools.divide_leaf_meiotically(staff[0], n = 4)

abjad> f(staff)
\new Staff {
    c'32 [
    c'32
    c'32
    c'32
    d'8
    e'8
    f'8 ]
}

Replace leaf with n new leaves.

Preserve parentage and spanners.

Allow divisions into only 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ... and other nonnegative integer powers of 2.

Produce only leaves and never tuplets or other containers.

Return none.