bioservices
CommunityUnified Python API for 40+ bio databases
Authorjackspace
Version1.0.0
Installs0
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What problem does it solve?
BioServices provides programmatic access to approximately 40 bioinformatics web services and databases from Python, enabling automated data retrieval, cross-database queries, and identifier mappings for reproducible research.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Protein Analysis: search UniProt, retrieve sequences, map identifiers
- Pathway Discovery and Analysis: KEGG, Reactome, and GO queries
- Compound Database Searches: cross-reference KEGG, ChEBI, ChEMBL mappings
- Sequence Analysis: BLAST-like workflows and sequence retrieval
- Multi-Service Workflows: integrate data from multiple services into Python pipelines
- Protein-Protein Interactions: access PSICQUIC-compatible resources
Quick Start
Install bioservices and run a quick UniProt search:
- Install: pip install bioservices
- Example (no shell fences): from bioservices import UniProt u = UniProt() results = u.search("ZAP70_HUMAN", frmt="tab", columns="id,genes,organism") print(results)
Dependency Matrix
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💻 Claude Code Installation
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: bioservices Download link: https://github.com/jackspace/ClaudeSkillz/archive/main.zip#bioservices Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.