Take Control of Your Data and Use Python with ConfidenceRequiring no prior programming experience, Managing Your Biological Data with Python empowers biologists and other life scientists to work with biological data on their own using the Python language. The book teaches them not only how to program but also how to manage their data. It shows how

Allegra Via, Kristian Rother, Anna Tramontano

Getting Started: The Python Shell. Your First Python Program. Data Management: Analyzing a Data Column. Parsing Data Records. Searching Data. Filtering Data. Managing Tabular Data. Sorting Data. Pattern Matching and Text Mining. Modular Programming: Divide a Program into Functions. Managing Complexity with Classes. Debugging. Using External Modules: The Python Interface to R. Building Program Pipelines. Writing Good Programs. Data Visualization: Creating Scientific Diagrams. Creating Molecule Images with PyMOL. Manipulating Images. Biopython: Working with Sequence Data. Retrieving Data from Web Resources. Working with 3D Structure Data. Cookbook. Appendices.