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Python for Biologists will take you through all basic Python concepts (for loops, data structures etc.) in context to a biological problem e.g. how to get GC% from a given DNA sequence. It Aimee's you know nothing about programming so it's perfect for the absolute beginner. I can't recommend it enough, it's what got me started and excited about programming.
If you're interested in improving your programming skills, I recommend [python for biologists](https://www.amazon.com/Python-Biologists-complete-programming-beginners/dp/1492346136/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523974147&sr=8-2&keywords=python+bioinformatics).
DNA to Amino Acid
RNA to Amino Acid
The examples I provided should read the same way forwards/5' to 3' and backwards/3' to 5' (ATA/UAU and GCG/CGC). The program just takes in a text file, then generates two new files of both the new RNA and polypeptide sequences. The DNA is converted into RNA and the RNA strand is read into amino acids. My code began with an example from a bioinformatics book that provided a dictionary of DNA codons to their corresponding amino acids. This was the basis that I used to test my program before I incorporated any RNA sequences. And this is where I noticed that the DNA codons apparent amino acids do not match to what their transcribed RNA codon translate into. Technically it is not necessary, but it is a discrepancy that makes me wonder if I am doing something wrong.