Biopython Introduction

This repository contains an introductory Jupyter Notebook on Biopython, a powerful library for computational biology and bioinformatics. The notebook demonstrates fundamental operations such as sequence handling, analysis, and utilities that are widely used in genomics, proteomics, and molecular biology research.

📘 Contents

• Introduction to Biopython
• Sequence objects and operations
• GC content calculation
• Sequence translation and transcription
• Reading/writing sequence files (FASTA/GenBank)
• Basic utilities from Bio.SeqUtils

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.8+
• Jupyter Notebook or JupyterLab
• Biopython
• Matplotlib

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/biopython_intro.git
cd biopython_intro

Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv bioenv
source bioenv/bin/activate   # On Linux/Mac
bioenv\Scripts\activate      # On Windows

Dependencies:

biopython
matplotlib

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Notebook

Start Jupyter Notebook and open the .ipynb file:

jupyter notebook biopython_intro.ipynb

📂 Repository Structure

biopython_intro/
│
├── biopython_intro.ipynb   # Main notebook
├── requirements.txt        # Dependencies
└── README.md               # Project documentation