py4cytoscape.style_values.get_node_property

get_node_property(node_names=None, visual_property=None, network=None, base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]

Get values for any node property of the specified nodes.

Parameters

  • nodes_names (str or list or int or None) – List of nodes or None. If node list: list of node names or SUIDs, comma-separated string of node names or SUIDs, or scalar node name or SUID. Node names should be found in the name column of the node table. If list is None, default is all nodes.

  • visual_property (str) – Name of a visual property. See get_visual_property_names

  • network (SUID or str or None) – Name or SUID of a network. 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

as a collection of {node-name: prop_value} for each node in node_names parameter

Return type

dict

Raises

  • CyError – if network name, node name or property name doesn’t exist

  • requests.exceptions.RequestException – if can’t connect to Cytoscape or Cytoscape returns an error

Examples

>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL')
{'YIL070C': 'MAM33', 'YHR198C': 'YHR198C', ...}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names=['YIL070C', 'YHR198C'])
{'YIL070C': 'MAM33', 'YHR198C': 'YHR198C'}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names='YIL070C, YHR198C')
{'YIL070C': 'MAM33', 'YHR198C': 'YHR198C'}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names=[391173, 391172, 391175])
{391173: 'RPL11B', 391172: 'SXM1', 391175: 'MPT1'}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names='391173, 391172, 391175')
{391173: 'RPL11B', 391172: 'SXM1', 391175: 'MPT1'}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names='YER112W', network='galFiltered.sif')
{'YER112W': 'LSM4'}
>>> get_node_property(visual_property='NODE_LABEL', node_names=391173, network='galFiltered.sif')
{391173: 'RPL11B'}