py4cytoscape.apps.get_app_information

get_app_information(app, base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]

Retrieve the name, brief description and version of a Cytoscape app.

Parameters

  • app (str) – Name of app

  • 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

‘Unused memory freed up.’

Return type

str

Raises

  • CyError – if app is unknown

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

Examples

>>> get_app_information('stringApp')
{'app': 'stringApp', 'descriptionName': 'Import and augment Cytoscape networks from STRING', 'version': '1.5.1'}