pypath.inputs.eutils.esummary

pypath.inputs.eutils.esummary(ids: str | Iterable[str], db: str, cache_small: bool | int = 10) → list | dict

Record metainformation from NCBI databases.

A client to the eSummary API endpoint: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.ESummary

Parameters:

• ids – One or more record identifiers for the database of interst (db). The API understands the numeric IDs, letter prefixes if present will be stripped.

• db – The database, such as “pubmed” or “geoprofiles”.

• cache_small – Small requests querying less than 10 IDs by default are not cached, except if this parameter is True or is set to a lower number.