lisc.collect_info

lisc.collect_info(db='pubmed', api_key=None, logging=None, directory=None, verbose=False)[source]

Collect database information & metadata from EUtils.

Parameters
dbstr, optional, default: ‘pubmed’

Which database to access from EUtils.

api_keystr, optional

An API key for a NCBI account.

logging{None, ‘print’, ‘store’, ‘file’}, optional

What kind of logging, if any, to do for requested URLs.

directorystr or SCDB, optional

Folder or database object specifying the save location.

verbosebool, optional, default: False

Whether to print out updates.

Returns
meta_dataMetaData

Meta data about the data collection.

Examples

Collect metadata from EUtils, from the pubmed database:

>>> meta_data = collect_info(db='pubmed')