genomic_features.ensembl.annotation

genomic_features.ensembl.annotation(species, version, backend='sqlite')

Get an annotation database for a species and version.

Parameters:

• species (str) – The species name. E.g. Hsapiens for human, Mmusculus for mouse.

• version (str | int) – The ensembl release number.

• backend (Literal['duckdb', 'sqlite'] (default: 'sqlite')) – The backend to use for the database. Either “sqlite” or “duckdb”.

Return type:

EnsemblDB

Returns:

The annotation database.

Usage

>>> gf.ensembl.annotation("Hsapiens", "108")