py4cytoscape.networks.export_network¶
- export_network(filename=None, type='SIF', network=None, base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]¶
Export a network to one of mulitple file formats.
- Parameters
filename (str) – Full path or path relavtive to current working directory, in addition to the name of the file. Extension is automatically added based on the
type
argument. If blank, then the current network name is used.type (str) – File type. SIF (default), CX, cyjs, graphML, NNF, xGMML.
network (SUID or str or None) – Name or SUID of a network or view. Default is the “current” network active in Cytoscape.
base_url (str) – Ignore unless you need to specify a custom domain, port or version to connect to the CyREST API. Default is http://127.0.0.1:1234 and the latest version of the CyREST API supported by this version of py4cytoscape.
- Returns
server JSON response
- Return type
dict
- Raises
ValueError – if server response has no JSON
requests.exceptions.RequestException – if can’t connect to Cytoscape or Cytoscape returns an error
Examples
>>> export_network('/path/filename','SIF') { 'data': {'file': 'C:\Users\CyDeveloper\xx'}, 'errors': [] }