Simultaneous .replace functionality

Question

I have already converted user input of DNA code (A,T,G,C) into RNA code(A,U,G,C). This was fairly easy

RNA_Code=DNA_Code.replace(\'         


        

Answer 1

If you're not already using it, I suggest trying out Biopython. It has all sorts of functions for dealing with biological data, including a pretty cool Seq object. There is a reverse_complement() function that does exactly what you're trying to do, and a bunch more that you might not even have thought of yet. Check it out, it's a real time-saver.

>>> from Bio.Seq import Seq
>>> from Bio.Alphabet import generic_dna
>>> my_dna = Seq("AGTACACTGGT", generic_dna)
>>> my_dna
Seq('AGTACACTGGT', DNAAlphabet())
>>> my_dna.complement()
Seq('TCATGTGACCA', DNAAlphabet())
>>> my_dna.reverse_complement()
Seq('ACCAGTGTACT', DNAAlphabet())