genomepy.providers.gencode.get_releases

genomepy.providers.gencode.get_releases(listing: list, specie: str) → list

return the list of gencode releases found on the site. Highest fist.

Parameters

• listing (list) – list of gencode FTP paths, some ending with “release_nn” or “release_Mnn”

• specie (str) – mouse of human. mouse release numbers are prefixed with “M”

Returns

releases sorted from highest to lowest

Return type

list