[read fasta] Reads in a fasta file using biopython and prints the sequence id and sequence string #biopython

fasta_reader.py

from Bio import SeqIO

# read in the fasta file and create seq object. File name is stored in fasta variable and the following "fasta" in quotes means the type of format being input
for seq_record in SeqIO.parse(fasta,"fasta"):
    # Prints the sequence ID
    print(seq_record.id)
    # Prints string representation of the sequence
    print(str(seq_record.seq))