[BioPython] Re: LocusLink

[Sagar Damle]

hi cayte,

> Researchers from emerging 
> technologies  may not have the resources to store flat files locally. 

you may be right.  I also want to point out that maintaining an
up-to-date annotations database (from several sources) might be well-
suited for a larger user-base, but an HTTP-parser still seems more
convenient for the lone, casual scripter.

On the other hand, I hadn't fully appreciated the flat-file parser till 
recently.  It might be nice if someone would save us all the work 
and set up a local annotations database (using biopython's flat-file 
parsers) and attach to it a cron-job that updates flat-files on a 
month-to-month basis.

So, I think I still need the locus-link parser, but
maybe there's a more general/more useful project that deserves a 
higher priority.

 -sagar


On Fri, 09 Aug 2002 14:48:40 -0400
Katharine Lindner <katel@worldpath.net> wrote:

>   Is there a need for an HTTP parser for LocusLink in addition to the 
> flat file?  I'd especially like to have Sagar's perspective because he 
> is a user.
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>   Although memory is cheap in places like Boston and California, 
> biopython has an international user base.  Researchers from emerging 
> technologies  may not have the resources to store flat files locally. 
>  An alternate solution for public domain databases might be mindyized 
> mirror sites.  
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