py4cytoscape.networks.create_networkx_from_network

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

Return the Cytoscape network as a networkx multi-di-graph.

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

The new networkx object

Return type

MultiDiGraph

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

>>> n = create_networkx_from_network(network='galFiltered.sif')
>>> print(nx.info(n))
Name:
Type: MultiDiGraph
Number of nodes: 330
Number of edges: 359
Average in degree:   1.0879
Average out degree:   1.0879

See also

create_network_from_networkx()