The Python code and supporting material, including example data files, are
available as a single ZIP compressed archive. This must be uncompressed before
use and will extract into a folder (directory) called "PythonForBiology", inside
which the Python files, ending in ".py", and various sub-folders can be found.
This arrangement of files and folders will allow the Python code to run directly
from inside the uncompressed "PythonForBiology", i.e. the locations of any
modules or data files mentioned in the code (and book) are specified relative to
this location.
The "examples" sub-folder contains all of the data files that are used as
examples to support the Python code described in the book.
The "databases" sub-folder relates to Chapter 20 and contains SQL and Python
files sub-divided into sections to support both SQLite and MySQL database
implementations.
The "speedy" folder relates to Chapter 27 and contains code relevant to the
binding of fast functions written in the C or Cython languages, including any
files required for compilation.
Many of the book chapters have a corresponding Python file containing the
completed scripts and programs for that chapter. These files may be run directly
as Python to test the code they contain. Note that several of these files will
not work isolation, given that they import functionality from the others, which
are assumed to be in the same folder.
Chapters 1-4 and 10 do not have a corresponding Python file given that they only
discuss the code in terms of short or incomplete fragments.
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