Introduction to programming for Bioinformatics with Python

Learn Python programming for biological data manipulation and scientific research

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Introduction to programming for Bioinformatics with Python
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1.5 hours
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Sep 2021
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What you will learn

Understand Bioinformatics Concepts

Manipulate DNA and protein sequences

Build your first computer program

Develop scripts in the Python programming language

Biopython Library

Description

Welcome to the "Introduction to Programming for Bioinformatics with Python" course. Recently, the new sequencing technologies have allowed new discoveries for Life Sciences. However, computer skills became highly necessary to deal with big biological data. Hence, knowing how to build computer programs is essential to Bioinformatics.


In this course, you will learn the basics of programming for developing computer programs applied for Bioinformatics. You will also learn about creating your first algorithms, creating pipelines using the programming language Python, and analyzing biological databases. Python is the main programming language used for bioinformaticians.


This course is ideal for students who are starting in the field of bioinformatics and who do not have previous knowledge of programming.


You will also learn in this course:

• What are computer programs?

• How to create your first scripts?

• What is Python?

• Using the Colab web tool

• What are variables?

• Objects in Python

• Logical operators

• Variable types: strings, integers, Boolean

• Sequences in Python: lists, dictionaries, and tuples

• What are conditional statements?

• What are iterative statements?

• How to compare sequences

• Bioinformatics file types

• What is a software library?

• What is Biopython?

• How to convert a sequence from a string into a Biopython object?

• Manipulating sequences using Biopython

• Translation and transcription using Biopython

Content

Introduction

Welcome
Meet the Course Instructor
A brief introduction to Bioinformatics
Why would you need to know programming for Bioinformatics?

Python fundamentals

What will you learn in this chapter?
Introduction to Python
Colab tool
Comments
My first script
Variables
Questionnaire (variables)
Python Reserved Word List
Arithmetic Operators
Questionnaire (arithmetic operators)
Objects
Strings
Comparison Operators
Logical Operators
What is the if statement?
If statement
Loops
The while statement
Exercise - while
The for statement

Intermediate Level Python

Lists
Exercises - lists
Dictionaries
Exercises - dictionaries
Files
Exercise - files
Functions
Exercise - functions

Biopython

Introduction to Biopython library
GC content
Counting nucleotides
Transcription and translation

Reviews

Khondoker
August 5, 2023
so far it seems to good but I prefer to have real voice for conducting the course rather than dubbed version
Anglo
February 1, 2023
Was helpful for beginners, but there were some struggles in understanding the purpose of python mainly in biology.
Rahma
September 14, 2022
la partie de bio python et l'utilisation de python en générale dans le domaine de la biologie doit être mieux développer.
Albina
March 17, 2022
Loved the intro to programming for Bioinformatics with Python, it's divided for lots of really useful 2-4 min videos. Therefore dynamic and easy to watch and memorize. Thank you for the course !!
Prabin
October 29, 2021
Good side: It was a good basic intro. Improvement that could be made: It would be better if you could implement more hands on practices.
Javier
September 10, 2021
Its really easy to understand for python programmers but no for begginers I think they need go slowly
Luis
September 10, 2021
Al final de bioinformatica no ensenan nada solo explican un poco y ya no hay practicas, ejemplos, etc

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