Introduction to Python & BioPython

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Before you start the course, you should ensure that you have download and install python and biopython package. In order to use biopython, you should also install mxTextTools, C Compiler and Numeric Python.

This is a generic version of a class "Computer Programming for Information Management" that I taught at the School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiaotong University. The materials in this course are mostly self-explanatory and can be used for self study.

Download and Install Python.

shell> tar xzvf Python-2.6.2.tgz
shell> ln -s Python-2.6.2 python
shell> cd python
shell> ./configure
shell> make
shell> make install
shell> python

Week 1. Programming basics

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Week 2. Operators and if statements

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Week 3. Logical expressions and Objects

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Week 4. Program design and control structures

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Week 5. Lists, Dictionaries and File handling

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Week 6. CGI I

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Week 7. Regular expressions I

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Week 8. Regular expressions II

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Week 9. CGI II: Environment Variables and Security

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Week 10. Programming in the large

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Week 11. CGI III: Cookies and Hidden Text

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Week 12. A Python networking client

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Week 13 The object oriented paradigm

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Week 14 biopython

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