[Biopython] Bio/Entrez/efetch: Getting HTTP Error 500 Bio/Entrez/efetch: Getting HTTP Error 500 Bio/Entrez/efetch: Getting HTTP Error 500
Matej Repič
Matej.Repic at ki.si
Fri Feb 17 13:20:13 UTC 2012
Fortunately, the fix is quite simple:
Substitute the id=idlist in you fetch line with id=",".join(idlist).
Explanation:
This has something to do with how Pubmed accepts a python list. If you enter PMIDs by hand it works ok, but if you feed it a python list you get an internal server error.
Instead of using the procedure from the Cookbook, where you feed the list:
>>> fetch_handle = Entrez.esearch(db="pubmed", term="orchid", retmax=463)
>>> record = Entrez.read(fetch_handle)
>>> idlist = record["IdList"]
>>> record_handle = Entrez.efetch(db="pubmed", id=idlist, rettype="medline", retmode="text")
Use this slightly modified line for record_handle. With the ",".join(idlist) you convert the idlist python list to a comma separated string, which works as expected.
>>> fetch_handle = Entrez.esearch(db="pubmed", term="orchid", retmax=463)
>>> record = Entrez.read(fetch_handle)
>>> idlist = record["IdList"]
>>> record_handle = Entrez.efetch(db="pubmed", id=",".join(idlist), rettype="medline", retmode="text")
Kind regards,
Matej
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Matej Repič
Junior Researcher
Laboratory for Biocomputing and Bioinformatics
National Institute of Chemistry
Hajdrihova 19
SI-1001 Ljubljana POB 660
Slovenia
tel: +386-1-4760457
e-mail: matej.repic at ki.si
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