py4cytoscape.networks.get_edge_count

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

Reports the number of the edges in 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

count of edges in network.

Return type

int

Raises

  • ValueError – if server response has no JSON

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

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

Examples

>>> get_edge_count()
6
>>> get_edge_count(52)
6
>>> get_edge_count('galFiltered.sif')
6