py4cytoscape.apps.get_available_apps

get_available_apps(base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]

Retrieve a list of apps available for installation in Cytoscape.

Parameters: 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: list of dicts, one for each app {‘appName’: <appname>, ‘description’: <description>, ‘details’: <details>}
Return type: list
Raises: requests.exceptions.RequestException – if can’t connect to Cytoscape or Cytoscape returns an error

Examples

>>> get_available_apps()
[{'appName': 'stringApp', 'description': 'Import and augment Cytoscape networks from STRING', 'details': ''}, {...}, ...]