sjw28 wrote: > I have many notepad documents that all contain long chunks of genetic > code....
> I've tried various ways of doing this but keep coming unstuck along the > way. Has anyone got any suggestions for how they would tackle this > problem? > Thanks for any help recieved! You really should look at biopython as has been suggested on comp.lang.python. The first example in the quick start guide does most of what you are asking for: http://biopython.org/docs/tutorial/Tutorial003.html#toc5 Alternately you can post what you have tried and what questions you have and we will help you work through them. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor