def calc_gc_percent(seq): at_count, gc_count = 0, 0 for char in seq: if char in ('A', 'T'): at_count += 1 elif char in ('G', 'C'): gc_count += 1 return gc_count * 100.0 / (gc_count + at_count) print("The sequence 'CAGG' has a %GC of {:.2f}".format( calc_gc_percent("CAGG")))