py4cytoscape.networks.delete_network

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

Delete a network from the current Cytoscape session.

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

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Return type

str

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_network() # delete the current network
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>>> delete_network(22752) # delete network having SUID
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>>> delete_network('galFiltered.sif') # delete network having name
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