py4cytoscape.network_selection.delete_selected_nodes

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

Delete currently selected nodes from the network.

Parameters

  • 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

{‘nodes’: [node list], ‘edges’: [edge list]} where node list is the SUIDs of deleted nodes

and edge list is the SUIDs of deleted edges

Return type

dict

Raises

  • CyError – if network name or SUID doesn’t exist

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

Examples

>>> delete_selected_nodes()
{'nodes': [107504, 107503, ...], 'edges': [108033, 108034]}
>>> delete_selected_nodes(network='My Network')
{'nodes': [107504, 107503, ...], 'edges': [108033, 108034]}
>>> delete_selected_nodes(network=52)
{'nodes': [107504, 107503, ...], 'edges': [108033, 108034]}