This Python module provides functionality to interact with the BioMart service, specifically focusing on Ensembl marts. It allows users to list available marts, check the validity of Mart objects, and make HTTP requests to the BioMart web service.
To use this module, you need to have the following Python packages installed:
requests
lxml
You can install these packages using pip:
pip install requests lxml
The Mart
class is a custom class to store relevant information about a BioMart dataset.