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Python for Biologists

Master Python programming with a focus on biological data manipulation, from parsing FASTA files to automating repetitive bioinformatics workflows using Biopython.

Python for Biologists

Syllabus

Getting started2 lessons
  1. What Is Python and How to Run It10 min
  2. Variables and Data Types10 min
Core Python skills7 lessons
  1. Strings: Treating DNA as Text10 min
  2. String Methods for Sequence Analysis11 min
  3. Lists and Loops10 min
  4. Making Decisions with Conditionals11 min
  5. Reading and Writing FASTA Files11 min
  6. Writing Reusable Functions10 min
  7. Dictionaries and Codon Tables11 min
Biopython & real analysis4 lessons
  1. Getting Started with Biopython10 min
  2. Parsing FASTA with SeqIO11 min
  3. Transcription and Translation11 min
  4. Mini Project: Sequence Analysis Report11 min
Wrap-up1 lessons
  1. Wrap-Up and Where to Go Next11 min