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Comprehensive molecular biology toolkit. Use for sequence manipulation, file parsing (FASTA/GenBank/PDB), phylogenetics, and programmatic NCBI/PubMed access (Bio.Entrez). Best for batch processing, custom bioinformatics pipelines, BLAST automation. For quick lookups use gget; for
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Comprehensive molecular biology toolkit. Use for sequence manipulation, file parsing (FASTA/GenBank/PDB), phylogenetics, and programmatic NCBI/PubMed access (Bio.Entrez). Best for batch processing, custom bioinformatics pipelines, BLAST automation. For quick lookups use gget; for multi-service integration use bioservices.
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Biopython: Computational Molecular Biology in Python
Overview
Biopython is a comprehensive set of freely available Python tools for biological computation. It provides functionality for sequence manipulation, file I/O, database access, structural bioinformatics, phylogenetics, and many other bioinformatics tasks. The current version is Biopython 1.87 (released 30 March 2026). It supports Python 3.10-3.14 and PyPy3.10, and requires NumPy. Biopython 1.87 also addresses CVE-2025-68463 in Bio.Entrez.Parser when parsing untrusted files, so prefer 1.87+ for workflows that parse externally supplied Entrez XML.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Working with biological sequences (DNA, RNA, or protein)
- Reading, writing, or converting biological file formats (FASTA, GenBank, FASTQ, PDB, mmCIF, etc.)
- Accessing NCBI databases (GenBank, PubMed, Protein, Gene, etc.) via Entrez
- Running BLAST searches or parsing BLAST results
- Performing sequence alignments (pairwise or multiple sequence alignments)
- Analyzing protein structures from PDB files
- Creating, manipulating, or visualizing phylogenetic trees
- Finding sequence motifs or analyzing motif patterns
- Calculating sequence statistics (GC content, molecular weight, melting temperature, etc.)
- Performing structural bioinformatics tasks
- Working with population genetics data
- Any other computational molecular biology task
Core Capabilities
Biopython is organized into modular sub-packages, each addressing specific bioinformatics domains:
- Sequence Handling - Bio.Seq and Bio.SeqIO for sequence manipulation and file I/O
- Alignment Analysis - Bio.Align and Bio.AlignIO for pairwise and multiple sequence alignments
- Database Access - Bio.Entrez for programmatic access to NCBI databases
- BLAST Operations - Bio.Blast for running and parsing BLAST searches
- Structural Bioinformatics - Bio.PDB for working with 3D protein structures
- Phylogenetics - Bio.Phylo for phylogenetic tree manipulation and visualization
- Advanced Features - Motifs, population genetics, sequence utilities, and more
Installation and Setup
Install the current stable Biopython release with an explicit version pin for reproducibility:
uv pip install "biopython==1.87"
For NCBI database access, always set your email address (required by NCBI). For reusable software, set a stable Entrez.tool value and register the tool/email with NCBI. For higher rate limits (10 req/s instead of 3 req/s), read only NCBI_API_KEY from the environment — do not hardcode keys or load unrelated environment variables:
import os
from Bio import Entrez
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com" # required — use your real email
Entrez.tool = "your_tool_name" # optional but recommended for reusable software
# Optional: register at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/settings/
if api_key := os.environ.get("NCBI_API_KEY"):
Entrez.api_key = api_key
Using This Skill
This skill provides comprehensive documentation organized by functionality area. When working on a task, consult the relevant reference documentation:
1. Sequence Handling (Bio.Seq & Bio.SeqIO)
Reference: references/sequence_io.md
Use for:
- Creating and manipulating biological sequences
- Reading and writing sequence files (FASTA, GenBank, FASTQ, etc.)
- Converting between file formats
- Extracting sequences from large files
- Sequence translation, transcription, and reverse complement
- Working with SeqRecord objects
Quick example:
from Bio import SeqIO
# Read sequences from FASTA file
for record in SeqIO.parse("sequences.fasta", "fasta"):
print(f"{record.id}: {len(record.seq)} bp")
# Convert GenBank to FASTA
SeqIO.convert("input.gb", "genbank", "output.fasta", "fasta")
2. Alignment Analysis (Bio.Align & Bio.AlignIO)
Reference: references/alignment.md
Use for:
- Pairwise sequence alignment (global and local)
- Reading and writing multiple sequence alignments
- Using substitution matrices (BLOSUM, PAM)
- Calculating alignment statistics
- Customizing alignment parameters
Quick example:
from Bio import Align
# Pairwise alignment
aligner = Align.PairwiseAligner()
aligner.mode = 'global'
alignments = aligner.align("ACCGGT", "ACGGT")
print(alignments[0])
3. Database Access (Bio.Entrez)
Reference: references/databases.md
Use for:
- Searching NCBI databases (PubMed, GenBank, Protein, Gene, etc.)
- Downloading sequences and records
- Fetching publication information
- Finding related records across databases
- Batch downloading with proper rate limiting
Quick example:
from Bio import Entrez
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Search PubMed
handle = Entrez.esearch(db="pubmed", term="biopython", retmax=10)
results = Entrez.read(handle)
handle.close()
print(f"Found {results['Count']} results")
4. BLAST Operations (Bio.Blast)
Reference: references/blast.md
Use for:
- Running BLAST searches via NCBI web services
- Running local BLAST searches
- Parsing BLAST XML output
- Filtering results by E-value or identity
- Extracting hit sequences
Quick example:
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW, NCBIXML
# Run BLAST search
result_handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn", "nt", "ATCGATCGATCG")
blast_record = NCBIXML.read(result_handle)
# Display top hits
for alignment in blast_record.alignments[:5]:
print(f"{alignment.title}: E-value={alignment.hsps[0].expect}")
5. Structural Bioinformatics (Bio.PDB)
Reference: references/structure.md
Use for:
- Parsing PDB and mmCIF structure files
- Navigating protein structure hierarchy (SMCRA: Structure/Model/Chain/Residue/Atom)
- Calculating distances, angles, and dihedrals
- Secondary structure assignment (DSSP)
- Structure superimposition and RMSD calculation
- Extracting sequences from structures
Quick example:
from Bio.PDB import PDBParser
# Parse structure
parser = PDBParser(QUIET=True)
structure = parser.get_structure("1crn", "1crn.pdb")
# Calculate distance between alpha carbons
chain = structure[0]["A"]
distance = chain[10]["CA"] - chain[20]["CA"]
print(f"Distance: {distance:.2f} Å")
6. Phylogenetics (Bio.Phylo)
Reference: references/phylogenetics.md
Use for:
- Reading and writing phylogenetic trees (Newick, NEXUS, phyloXML)
- Building trees from distance matrices or alignments
- Tree manipulation (pruning, rerooting, ladderizing)
- Calculating phylogenetic distances
- Creating consensus trees
- Visualizing trees
Quick example:
from Bio import Phylo
# Read and visualize tree
tree = Phylo.read("tree.nwk", "newick")
Phylo.draw_ascii(tree)
# Calculate distance
distance = tree.distance("Species_A", "Species_B")
print(f"Distance: {distance:.3f}")
7. Advanced Features
Reference: references/advanced.md
Use for:
- Sequence motifs (Bio.motifs) - Finding and analyzing motif patterns
- Population genetics (Bio.PopGen) - GenePop files, Fst calculations, Hardy-Weinberg tests
- Sequence utilities (Bio.SeqUtils) - GC content, melting temperature, molecular weight, protein analysis
- Restriction analysis (Bio.Restriction) - Finding restriction enzyme sites
- Clustering (Bio.Cluster) - K-means and hierarchical clustering
- Genome diagrams (GenomeDiagram) - Visualizing genomic features
Quick example:
from Bio.SeqUtils import gc_fraction, molecular_weight
from Bio.Seq import Seq
seq = Seq("ATCGATCGATCG")
print(f"GC content: {gc_fraction(seq):.2%}")
print(f"Molecular weight: {molecular_weight(seq, seq_type='DNA'):.2f} g/mol")
General Workflow Guidelines
Reading Documentation
When a user asks about a specific Biopython task:
- Identify the relevant module based on the task description
- Read the appropriate reference file using the Read tool
- Extract relevant code patterns and adapt them to the user's specific needs
- Combine multiple modules when the task requires it
Example search patterns for reference files:
# Find information about specific functions
rg -n "SeqIO.parse" references/sequence_io.md
# Find examples of specific tasks
rg -n "BLAST" references/blast.md
# Find information about specific concepts
rg -n "alignment" references/alignment.md
Writing Biopython Code
Follow these principles when writing Biopython code:
-
Import modules explicitly
from Bio import SeqIO, Entrez from Bio.Seq import Seq -
Set Entrez email when using NCBI databases; load only
NCBI_API_KEYfrom the environment if presentimport os from Bio import Entrez Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com" Entrez.tool = "your_tool_name" if api_key := os.environ.get("NCBI_API_KEY"): Entrez.api_key = api_key -
Use appropriate file formats - Check which format best suits the task
# Common formats: "fasta", "genbank", "fastq", "clustal", "phylip" -
Handle files properly - Close handles after use or use context managers
with open("file.fasta") as handle: records = SeqIO.parse(handle, "fasta") -
Use iterators for large files - Avoid loading everything into memory
for record in SeqIO.parse("large_file.fasta", "fasta"): # Process one record at a time -
Handle errors gracefully - Network operations and file parsing can fail
from urllib.error import HTTPError try: handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id=accession) except HTTPError as e: print(f"Error: {e}")
Common Patterns
Pattern 1: Fetch Sequence from GenBank
from Bio import Entrez, SeqIO
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Fetch sequence
handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id="EU490707", rettype="gb", retmode="text")
record = SeqIO.read(handle, "genbank")
handle.close()
print(f"Description: {record.description}")
print(f"Sequence length: {len(record.seq)}")
Pattern 2: Sequence Analysis Pipeline
from Bio import SeqIO
from Bio.SeqUtils import gc_fraction
for record in SeqIO.parse("sequences.fasta", "fasta"):
# Calculate statistics
gc = gc_fraction(record.seq)
length = len(record.seq)
# Find ORFs, translate, etc.
protein = record.seq.translate()
print(f"{record.id}: {length} bp, GC={gc:.2%}")
Pattern 3: BLAST and Fetch Top Hits
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW, NCBIXML
from Bio import Entrez, SeqIO
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Run BLAST
result_handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn", "nt", sequence)
blast_record = NCBIXML.read(result_handle)
# Get top hit accessions
accessions = [aln.accession for aln in blast_record.alignments[:5]]
# Fetch sequences
for acc in accessions:
handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id=acc, rettype="fasta", retmode="text")
record = SeqIO.read(handle, "fasta")
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name: biopython
description: Comprehensive molecular biology toolkit. Use for sequence manipulation, file parsing (FASTA/GenBank/PDB), phylogenetics, and programmatic NCBI/PubMed access (Bio.Entrez). Best for batch processing, custom bioinformatics pipelines, BLAST automation. For quick lookups use gget; for multi-service integration use bioservices.
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash
compatibility: Requires Python 3.10+, NumPy, and Biopython. Entrez and web BLAST examples require network access; local BLAST/MUSCLE examples require those command-line tools installed separately.
license: Biopython License Agreement
metadata:
version: "1.2"
skill-author: K-Dense Inc.
openclaw:
envVars:
- name: NCBI_EMAIL
required: false
description: Email for NCBI Entrez identification (required by NCBI policy for Entrez calls).
- name: NCBI_API_KEY
required: false
description: NCBI API key to raise Entrez rate limits.Originaltext anzeigen
---
name: biopython
description: Comprehensive molecular biology toolkit. Use for sequence manipulation, file parsing (FASTA/GenBank/PDB), phylogenetics, and programmatic NCBI/PubMed access (Bio.Entrez). Best for batch processing, custom bioinformatics pipelines, BLAST automation. For quick lookups use gget; for multi-service integration use bioservices.
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash
compatibility: Requires Python 3.10+, NumPy, and Biopython. Entrez and web BLAST examples require network access; local BLAST/MUSCLE examples require those command-line tools installed separately.
license: Biopython License Agreement
metadata:
version: "1.2"
skill-author: K-Dense Inc.
openclaw:
envVars:
- name: NCBI_EMAIL
required: false
description: Email for NCBI Entrez identification (required by NCBI policy for Entrez calls).
- name: NCBI_API_KEY
required: false
description: NCBI API key to raise Entrez rate limits.
---
# Biopython: Computational Molecular Biology in Python
## Overview
Biopython is a comprehensive set of freely available Python tools for biological computation. It provides functionality for sequence manipulation, file I/O, database access, structural bioinformatics, phylogenetics, and many other bioinformatics tasks. The current version is **Biopython 1.87** (released 30 March 2026). It supports **Python 3.10-3.14** and PyPy3.10, and requires NumPy. Biopython 1.87 also addresses **CVE-2025-68463** in `Bio.Entrez.Parser` when parsing untrusted files, so prefer 1.87+ for workflows that parse externally supplied Entrez XML.
## When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Working with biological sequences (DNA, RNA, or protein)
- Reading, writing, or converting biological file formats (FASTA, GenBank, FASTQ, PDB, mmCIF, etc.)
- Accessing NCBI databases (GenBank, PubMed, Protein, Gene, etc.) via Entrez
- Running BLAST searches or parsing BLAST results
- Performing sequence alignments (pairwise or multiple sequence alignments)
- Analyzing protein structures from PDB files
- Creating, manipulating, or visualizing phylogenetic trees
- Finding sequence motifs or analyzing motif patterns
- Calculating sequence statistics (GC content, molecular weight, melting temperature, etc.)
- Performing structural bioinformatics tasks
- Working with population genetics data
- Any other computational molecular biology task
## Core Capabilities
Biopython is organized into modular sub-packages, each addressing specific bioinformatics domains:
1. **Sequence Handling** - Bio.Seq and Bio.SeqIO for sequence manipulation and file I/O
2. **Alignment Analysis** - Bio.Align and Bio.AlignIO for pairwise and multiple sequence alignments
3. **Database Access** - Bio.Entrez for programmatic access to NCBI databases
4. **BLAST Operations** - Bio.Blast for running and parsing BLAST searches
5. **Structural Bioinformatics** - Bio.PDB for working with 3D protein structures
6. **Phylogenetics** - Bio.Phylo for phylogenetic tree manipulation and visualization
7. **Advanced Features** - Motifs, population genetics, sequence utilities, and more
## Installation and Setup
Install the current stable Biopython release with an explicit version pin for reproducibility:
```bash
uv pip install "biopython==1.87"
```
For NCBI database access, always set your email address (required by NCBI). For reusable software, set a stable `Entrez.tool` value and register the tool/email with NCBI. For higher rate limits (10 req/s instead of 3 req/s), read only `NCBI_API_KEY` from the environment — do not hardcode keys or load unrelated environment variables:
```python
import os
from Bio import Entrez
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com" # required — use your real email
Entrez.tool = "your_tool_name" # optional but recommended for reusable software
# Optional: register at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/settings/
if api_key := os.environ.get("NCBI_API_KEY"):
Entrez.api_key = api_key
```
## Using This Skill
This skill provides comprehensive documentation organized by functionality area. When working on a task, consult the relevant reference documentation:
### 1. Sequence Handling (Bio.Seq & Bio.SeqIO)
**Reference:** `references/sequence_io.md`
Use for:
- Creating and manipulating biological sequences
- Reading and writing sequence files (FASTA, GenBank, FASTQ, etc.)
- Converting between file formats
- Extracting sequences from large files
- Sequence translation, transcription, and reverse complement
- Working with SeqRecord objects
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio import SeqIO
# Read sequences from FASTA file
for record in SeqIO.parse("sequences.fasta", "fasta"):
print(f"{record.id}: {len(record.seq)} bp")
# Convert GenBank to FASTA
SeqIO.convert("input.gb", "genbank", "output.fasta", "fasta")
```
### 2. Alignment Analysis (Bio.Align & Bio.AlignIO)
**Reference:** `references/alignment.md`
Use for:
- Pairwise sequence alignment (global and local)
- Reading and writing multiple sequence alignments
- Using substitution matrices (BLOSUM, PAM)
- Calculating alignment statistics
- Customizing alignment parameters
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio import Align
# Pairwise alignment
aligner = Align.PairwiseAligner()
aligner.mode = 'global'
alignments = aligner.align("ACCGGT", "ACGGT")
print(alignments[0])
```
### 3. Database Access (Bio.Entrez)
**Reference:** `references/databases.md`
Use for:
- Searching NCBI databases (PubMed, GenBank, Protein, Gene, etc.)
- Downloading sequences and records
- Fetching publication information
- Finding related records across databases
- Batch downloading with proper rate limiting
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio import Entrez
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Search PubMed
handle = Entrez.esearch(db="pubmed", term="biopython", retmax=10)
results = Entrez.read(handle)
handle.close()
print(f"Found {results['Count']} results")
```
### 4. BLAST Operations (Bio.Blast)
**Reference:** `references/blast.md`
Use for:
- Running BLAST searches via NCBI web services
- Running local BLAST searches
- Parsing BLAST XML output
- Filtering results by E-value or identity
- Extracting hit sequences
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW, NCBIXML
# Run BLAST search
result_handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn", "nt", "ATCGATCGATCG")
blast_record = NCBIXML.read(result_handle)
# Display top hits
for alignment in blast_record.alignments[:5]:
print(f"{alignment.title}: E-value={alignment.hsps[0].expect}")
```
### 5. Structural Bioinformatics (Bio.PDB)
**Reference:** `references/structure.md`
Use for:
- Parsing PDB and mmCIF structure files
- Navigating protein structure hierarchy (SMCRA: Structure/Model/Chain/Residue/Atom)
- Calculating distances, angles, and dihedrals
- Secondary structure assignment (DSSP)
- Structure superimposition and RMSD calculation
- Extracting sequences from structures
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio.PDB import PDBParser
# Parse structure
parser = PDBParser(QUIET=True)
structure = parser.get_structure("1crn", "1crn.pdb")
# Calculate distance between alpha carbons
chain = structure[0]["A"]
distance = chain[10]["CA"] - chain[20]["CA"]
print(f"Distance: {distance:.2f} Å")
```
### 6. Phylogenetics (Bio.Phylo)
**Reference:** `references/phylogenetics.md`
Use for:
- Reading and writing phylogenetic trees (Newick, NEXUS, phyloXML)
- Building trees from distance matrices or alignments
- Tree manipulation (pruning, rerooting, ladderizing)
- Calculating phylogenetic distances
- Creating consensus trees
- Visualizing trees
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio import Phylo
# Read and visualize tree
tree = Phylo.read("tree.nwk", "newick")
Phylo.draw_ascii(tree)
# Calculate distance
distance = tree.distance("Species_A", "Species_B")
print(f"Distance: {distance:.3f}")
```
### 7. Advanced Features
**Reference:** `references/advanced.md`
Use for:
- **Sequence motifs** (Bio.motifs) - Finding and analyzing motif patterns
- **Population genetics** (Bio.PopGen) - GenePop files, Fst calculations, Hardy-Weinberg tests
- **Sequence utilities** (Bio.SeqUtils) - GC content, melting temperature, molecular weight, protein analysis
- **Restriction analysis** (Bio.Restriction) - Finding restriction enzyme sites
- **Clustering** (Bio.Cluster) - K-means and hierarchical clustering
- **Genome diagrams** (GenomeDiagram) - Visualizing genomic features
**Quick example:**
```python
from Bio.SeqUtils import gc_fraction, molecular_weight
from Bio.Seq import Seq
seq = Seq("ATCGATCGATCG")
print(f"GC content: {gc_fraction(seq):.2%}")
print(f"Molecular weight: {molecular_weight(seq, seq_type='DNA'):.2f} g/mol")
```
## General Workflow Guidelines
### Reading Documentation
When a user asks about a specific Biopython task:
1. **Identify the relevant module** based on the task description
2. **Read the appropriate reference file** using the Read tool
3. **Extract relevant code patterns** and adapt them to the user's specific needs
4. **Combine multiple modules** when the task requires it
Example search patterns for reference files:
```bash
# Find information about specific functions
rg -n "SeqIO.parse" references/sequence_io.md
# Find examples of specific tasks
rg -n "BLAST" references/blast.md
# Find information about specific concepts
rg -n "alignment" references/alignment.md
```
### Writing Biopython Code
Follow these principles when writing Biopython code:
1. **Import modules explicitly**
```python
from Bio import SeqIO, Entrez
from Bio.Seq import Seq
```
2. **Set Entrez email** when using NCBI databases; load only `NCBI_API_KEY` from the environment if present
```python
import os
from Bio import Entrez
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
Entrez.tool = "your_tool_name"
if api_key := os.environ.get("NCBI_API_KEY"):
Entrez.api_key = api_key
```
3. **Use appropriate file formats** - Check which format best suits the task
```python
# Common formats: "fasta", "genbank", "fastq", "clustal", "phylip"
```
4. **Handle files properly** - Close handles after use or use context managers
```python
with open("file.fasta") as handle:
records = SeqIO.parse(handle, "fasta")
```
5. **Use iterators for large files** - Avoid loading everything into memory
```python
for record in SeqIO.parse("large_file.fasta", "fasta"):
# Process one record at a time
```
6. **Handle errors gracefully** - Network operations and file parsing can fail
```python
from urllib.error import HTTPError
try:
handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id=accession)
except HTTPError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
```
## Common Patterns
### Pattern 1: Fetch Sequence from GenBank
```python
from Bio import Entrez, SeqIO
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Fetch sequence
handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id="EU490707", rettype="gb", retmode="text")
record = SeqIO.read(handle, "genbank")
handle.close()
print(f"Description: {record.description}")
print(f"Sequence length: {len(record.seq)}")
```
### Pattern 2: Sequence Analysis Pipeline
```python
from Bio import SeqIO
from Bio.SeqUtils import gc_fraction
for record in SeqIO.parse("sequences.fasta", "fasta"):
# Calculate statistics
gc = gc_fraction(record.seq)
length = len(record.seq)
# Find ORFs, translate, etc.
protein = record.seq.translate()
print(f"{record.id}: {length} bp, GC={gc:.2%}")
```
### Pattern 3: BLAST and Fetch Top Hits
```python
from Bio.Blast import NCBIWWW, NCBIXML
from Bio import Entrez, SeqIO
Entrez.email = "your.email@example.com"
# Run BLAST
result_handle = NCBIWWW.qblast("blastn", "nt", sequence)
blast_record = NCBIXML.read(result_handle)
# Get top hit accessions
accessions = [aln.accession for aln in blast_record.alignments[:5]]
# Fetch sequences
for acc in accessions:
handle = Entrez.efetch(db="nucleotide", id=acc, rettype="fasta", retmode="text")
record = SeqIO.read(handle, "fasta")
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- The NCBI_EMAIL environment variable is listed as optional in metadata, while the documentation correctly states that NCBI policy requires an email for Entrez. The example hardcodes a placeholder instead of reading from the environment, which may cause failed Entrez calls.
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