py4cytoscape.styles.get_arrow_shapes

get_arrow_shapes(base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]

Get Arrow Shapes.

Retrieve the names of the currently supported ‘arrows’ – the decorations can (optionally) appear at the ends of edges, adjacent to the nodes they connect, and conveying information about the nature of the nodes’ relationship.

Parameters

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

[arrow shape names]

Return type

list

Raises

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

Examples

>>> get_arrow_shapes()
['OPEN_CIRCLE', 'SQUARE', 'CIRCLE', 'DELTA_SHORT_2', 'DELTA', 'DIAMOND_SHORT_2', ...]