There are any python alternative to bioconductor?

Question

[schlogl]

Hi guys,

Happy new year!

There are any possible python alternative to bioconductor genome analysis?

Thanks for you all!

Paulo

[German.M.Demidov]

there is biopython, but as I know (never work with it outside my university courses) it does not comprise even 1% of material presented in bioconductor

[GenoMax]

bioconductor genome analysis

What does that mean? Are you referring to python package equivalents as alternative to R packages?

[schlogl]

Yep! Genomax... thats the idea. But R is awesome..

Answer 1

[JC]

Short answer: No

Long answer: There are many tools/packages already in BioConductor, there are a few similar in Python, but each one has their own advantages/disadvantages.

[schlogl]

I think it would be hard to beat R. But I think I need to ask... Thank you fellas...

[JC]

There are some good part in R, but in general, it's better to use code already exists and not rewrite them again. You can use Python in R and R in Python.