Biopython

Biopython is a software module available on Comet.

To access Biopython on Comet, run module load Biopython. This will load the default version of Biopython.

An overview of the module information is shown below (module -r spider ^Biopython$):

Biopython:
    Description:
      Biopython is a set of freely available tools for biological computation written in Python by an international team of developers.
      It is a distributed collaborative effort to develop Python libraries and applications which address the needs of current and future
      work in bioinformatics. 

     Versions:
        Biopython/1.84-foss-2023b
        Biopython/1.84-foss-2024a
        Biopython/1.85-foss-2024a

  For detailed information about a specific "Biopython" package (including how to load the modules) use the module's full name.
  Note that names that have a trailing (E) are extensions provided by other modules.
  For example:

     $ module spider Biopython/1.85-foss-2024a

If there are multiple versions of Biopython listed, then you can load a specific version as follows:

$ module load Biopython/version_string

You can find the most up to date information whilst logged on to Comet by running module -r spider ^Biopython$.

The module Biopython has the following embedded help text (module help Biopython):

Description
===========
Biopython is a set of freely available tools for biological
 computation written in Python by an international team of developers. It is
 a distributed collaborative effort to develop Python libraries and
 applications which address the needs of current and future work in
 bioinformatics.

More information
================
 - Homepage: https://www.biopython.org

The default version of the module Biopython has the following dependencies:

• foss/2024a
• Python/3.12.3-GCCcore-13.3.0
• SciPy-bundle/2024.05-gfbf-2024a

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