lamindb.core.Registry

class lamindb.core.Registry(name, bases, attrs, **kwargs)

Bases: ModelBase

Metaclass for Record.

Every registry maps on exactly one SQL Table of the Postgres or SQLite database underlying any LaminDB instance.

Registry is the metaclass of Record.

Registry extends Django’s ModelBase.

Methods

add_to_class(name, value)
df(include=None, join='inner', limit=100)

Convert to pd.DataFrame.

By default, shows all direct fields, except created_at.

If you’d like to include related fields, use parameter include.

Parameters:

  • include (str | list[str] | None, default: None) – Related fields to include as columns. Takes strings of form "labels__name", "cell_types__name", etc. or a list of such strings.

  • join (str, default: 'inner') – The join parameter of pandas.

Return type:

DataFrame

Examples

>>> labels = [ln.ULabel(name="Label {i}") for i in range(3)]
>>> ln.save(labels)
>>> ln.ULabel.filter().df(include=["created_by__name"])
filter(*queries, **expressions)

Query records.

Parameters:

  • queries – One or multiple Q objects.

  • expressions – Fields and values passed as Django query expressions.

Return type:

QuerySet

Returns:

A QuerySet.

See also

Examples

>>> ln.ULabel(name="my ulabel").save()
>>> ulabel = ln.ULabel.get(name="my ulabel")
get(idlike=None, **expressions)

Get a single record.

Parameters:

  • idlike (int | str | None, default: None) – Either a uid stub, uid or an integer id.

  • expressions – Fields and values passed as Django query expressions.

Return type:

Record

Returns:

A record.

Raises:

lamindb.core.exceptions.DoesNotExist – In case no matching record is found.

See also

Examples

>>> ulabel = ln.ULabel.get("2riu039")
>>> ulabel = ln.ULabel.get(name="my-label")
lookup(field=None, return_field=None)

Return an auto-complete object for a field.

Parameters:

  • field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field to look up the values for. Defaults to first string field.

  • return_field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field to return. If None, returns the whole record.

Return type:

NamedTuple

Returns:

A NamedTuple of lookup information of the field values with a dictionary converter.

See also

search()

Examples

>>> import bionty as bt
>>> bt.settings.organism = "human"
>>> bt.Gene.from_source(symbol="ADGB-DT").save()
>>> lookup = bt.Gene.lookup()
>>> lookup.adgb_dt
>>> lookup_dict = lookup.dict()
>>> lookup_dict['ADGB-DT']
>>> lookup_by_ensembl_id = bt.Gene.lookup(field="ensembl_gene_id")
>>> genes.ensg00000002745
>>> lookup_return_symbols = bt.Gene.lookup(field="ensembl_gene_id", return_field="symbol")
search(string, *, field=None, limit=20, case_sensitive=False)

Search.

Parameters:

  • string (str) – The input string to match against the field ontology values.

  • field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field or fields to search. Search all string fields by default.

  • limit (int | None, default: 20) – Maximum amount of top results to return.

  • case_sensitive (bool, default: False) – Whether the match is case sensitive.

Return type:

QuerySet

Returns:

A sorted DataFrame of search results with a score in column score. If return_queryset is True. QuerySet.

See also

filter() lookup()

Examples

>>> ulabels = ln.ULabel.from_values(["ULabel1", "ULabel2", "ULabel3"], field="name")
>>> ln.save(ulabels)
>>> ln.ULabel.search("ULabel2")
using(instance)

Use a non-default LaminDB instance.

Parameters:

instance (str | None) – An instance identifier of form “account_handle/instance_name”.

Return type:

QuerySet

Examples

>>> ln.ULabel.using("account_handle/instance_name").search("ULabel7", field="name")
            uid    score
name
ULabel7  g7Hk9b2v  100.0
ULabel5  t4Jm6s0q   75.0
ULabel6  r2Xw8p1z   75.0