py4cytoscape.apps.install_app

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

Installs an app in Cytoscape

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

{} always empty, whether app exists or not

Return type

dict

Raises

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

Examples

>>> install_app('stringApp')
{}