Reproducible Bioinformatics with Python

How to Write Flexible, Documented, Tested Python Code for Research Computing

Reproducible Bioinformatics with Python
Ken Youens-Clark
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31 May 2021 US
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9781098100889
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Life scientists today urgently need training in bioinformatics skills. Too many bioinformatics programs are poorly written and barely maintained--usually by students and postdoc researchers who' ve never learned basic programming skills. This practical guide shows how to exploit the best parts of Python for solving problems in biology while also creating documented, tested, reproducible software. Ken Youens-Clark, author of Tiny Python Projects (Manning), demonstrates how to write effective Python code and how to use tests to write and refactor scientific programs. You' ll learn the latest Python features and tools--such as linters, formatters, type checkers, and tests--to write documented and tested programs. Create command-line Python programs that document and validate parametersWrite tests to verify refactor programs and confirm they' re correctAddress bioinformatics ideas using Python data structures (strings, lists, and sets) and modules such as BiopythonCreate reproducible shortcuts and workflows using makefilesParse essential bioinformatics file formats such as FASTA, FASTQ, and SwissProtFind patterns of text using regular expressionsUse higher-order functions in Python like filter() and map()
Ken Youens-Clark works as a Data Engineer at The Critical Path Institute where he helps partners in industry, academia, and government find novel drug therapies for diseases ranging from cancer and tuberculosis to thousands of rare diseases. His career in bioinformatics began in 2001 when he joined a plant genomics project at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Lincoln Stein, a prominent author of books and modules in Perl and an early advocate for open software, data, and science. In 2014 Ken moved to Tucson, AZ, to work as a Senior Scientific Programmer at the University of Arizona where he completed a MS in Biosystems Engineering in 2019. While at UA, Ken enjoyed teaching programming and bioinformatics skills, and used some of those ideas in his first book, Tiny Python Projects (Manning, 2020), which uses a test-driven development approach to teaching Python.
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ISBN-13: 9781098100889
Published: 31 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: O'Reilly Media Inc (USA)
Publisher: O'Reilly Media Inc (USA)
Format: Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 178mm
Pages: 350

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