biotite.database.entrez.set_api_key¶
- biotite.database.entrez.set_api_key(key)[source]¶
Set the NCBI API key.
Using an API key increases the request limit on the NCBI servers and is automatically used by functions in
biotite.database.entrez
. This key is kept only in memory and hence removed in the end of the Python session.- Parameters
- api_keystr
The API key.