Biopython¶

Biopython is a set of freely available tools for biological computation written in Python by an international team of developers. It is a distributed collaborative effort to develop Python libraries and applications which address the needs of current and future work in bioinformatics.

homepage: https://www.biopython.org

Available installations¶

Biopython version	Supported CPU targets	Supported GPU targets	EESSI version	Module
1.87	`generic`: `aarch64`, `x86_64` Arm: `a64fx`, `neoverse_n1`, `neoverse_v1`, `nvidia/grace`, `aws/graviton4` AMD: `zen2`, `zen3`, `zen4`, `zen5` Intel: `haswell`, `skylake_avx512`, `sapphirerapids`, `icelake`, `cascadelake`, `graniterapids`	(none)	2026.06	`Biopython/1.87-gfbf-2026.1`
1.86	`generic`: `aarch64`, `x86_64` Arm: `a64fx`, `neoverse_n1`, `neoverse_v1`, `nvidia/grace` AMD: `zen2`, `zen3`, `zen4`, `zen5` Intel: `haswell`, `skylake_avx512`, `sapphirerapids`, `icelake`, `cascadelake`	(none)	2025.06	`Biopython/1.86-gfbf-2025b`
1.85	`generic`: `aarch64`, `x86_64` Arm: `a64fx`, `neoverse_n1`, `neoverse_v1`, `nvidia/grace` AMD: `zen2`, `zen3`, `zen4`, `zen5` Intel: `haswell`, `skylake_avx512`, `sapphirerapids`, `icelake`, `cascadelake`	(none)	2025.06	`Biopython/1.85-gfbf-2025a`
1.83	`generic`: `aarch64`, `x86_64` Arm: `a64fx`, `neoverse_n1`, `neoverse_v1`, `nvidia/grace` AMD: `zen2`, `zen3`, `zen4` Intel: `haswell`, `skylake_avx512`, `sapphirerapids`, `icelake`, `cascadelake`	(none)	2023.06	`Biopython/1.83-foss-2023a`
1.81	`generic`: `aarch64`, `x86_64` Arm: `a64fx`, `neoverse_n1`, `neoverse_v1`, `nvidia/grace` AMD: `zen2`, `zen3`, `zen4` Intel: `haswell`, `skylake_avx512`, `sapphirerapids`, `icelake`, `cascadelake`	(none)	2023.06	`Biopython/1.81-foss-2022b`

Extensions¶

Overview of extensions included in Biopython installations

Biopython¶

`Biopython` version	Biopython modules that include it
1.87	`Biopython/1.87-gfbf-2026.1`