BioServices

Python package providing programmatic access to ~40 bioinformatics web services. Handles REST and SOAP protocols transparently.

Installation

uv pip install bioservices

When to Use

• Querying multiple databases in a single workflow (UniProt + KEGG + ChEMBL)
• ID mapping across databases (UniProt ↔ KEGG ↔ Ensembl ↔ PDB)
• Pathway analysis (KEGG, Reactome)
• Protein-protein interaction queries (PSICQUIC: MINT, IntAct, BioGRID, 30+ others)
• Gene ontology lookups (QuickGO)

For quick single-database lookups, prefer gget.