DNA to RNA using str.translate()

Question

I\'m trying to convert the DNA code into RNA code using Python...

I write this:

print(\'Digite a sequência DNA a ser transcrita para RNA:\')

my_str          


        

Answer 1

python 3:

• str.maketrans is a static method, which returns a translation table usable for str.translate().
• If there are two arguments, they must be strings of equal length.

i, j = "ATGC", "UACG"

tbl = str.maketrans(i, j)

my_str = "GUTC"

print(my_str.translate(tbl))

[out]:
'CUAG'

Using RNA_compliment

• str.maketrans accepts one argument as a dictionary
• {ord('A'): 'U', ord('T'): 'A', ord('G'): 'C', ord('C'): 'G'}
  • ord() isn't required

# dict without ord
RNA_compliment = {'A': 'U', 'T': 'A', 'G': 'C', 'C': 'G'}

tbl2 = i.maketrans(RNA_compliment)

print(my_str.translate(tbl2))

[out]:
'CUAG'

python 2:

• If you want to make a table, use string.maketrans.
• You can only use the ord with a dict for python3, not for python2:

In [1]: from string import maketrans

In [2]: i, j = "ATGC", "UACG"

In [3]: tbl = maketrans(i,j)

In [4]: my_str = "GUTC"

In [5]:  my_str.translate(tbl)
Out[5]: 'CUAG'