I like python for following regions :
1. Easy Syntax:
Python Syntax are easy to learn and implement by Both Non-Programmers as well as an Experienced Programmer.
2. Readability:
Python Syntax are Clear to read since each...
The IPython Notebook is a web-based interactive computational environment where you can combine code execution, text, mathematics, plots and rich media into a single document
Orange Bioinformatics extends Orange, a data mining software package, with common functionality for bioinformatics. The provided functionality can be accessed as a Python library or through a visual programming interface (Orange Canvas). The latter...
Subprocess is one of simplest way of running linux command from within python code
Example:
if you want to run fastqc for QC of fastq file:
from subprocess import Popen,PIPE,call
p=Popen(["fastqc","-f","fastq","-o",...
There are several useful feature that make a differences. Python code is easy to use for beginners due to its intuitive design. Python is unlike other programming languages in that it uses indentation to identify blocks of code. Perl is a much older...