py4cytoscape.tables.delete_table_column

delete_table_column(column, table='node', namespace='default', network=None, base_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1')[source]

Delete a column from node, edge or network tables.

Parameters

  • column (str) – Name of the column to delete

  • table (str) – Name of table, e.g., node (default), edge, network

  • namespace (str) – Namespace of table. Default is “default”.

  • network (SUID or str or None) – Name or SUID of a network. 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

Note

No error is returned if the column doesn’t exist in the table

Raises

  • HTTPError – if table or namespace doesn’t exist in network

  • 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_table_column('BetweennessCentrality')
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>>> delete_table_column('EdgeBetweenness', table='edge')
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>>> delete_table_column('BetweennessCentrality', network='My Network')
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