# prepare fasta data name_list = ['P18281'] sequence_list = ['MNPELQSAIGQGAALKHAETVDKSAPQIENVTVKKVDRSSFLEEVAKPHELKHAETVDKSGPAIPEDVHVKKVDRGAFLSEIEKAAKQ'] with open('example.fasta', 'w') as f: for i, j in zip(name_list, sequence_list): f.write('>{}\n'.format(i)) f.write('{}\n'.format(j))