[BioPython] Does anyone use EZRetrieve?

[Peter]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Bruce Southey <bsouthey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Does anyone use EZRetrieve
> (http://siriusb.umdnj.edu:18080/EZRetrieve/single_r.jsp) ?
> This allows a user to retrieve a human, mouse or rat genome nucleic sequence
> based on an valid identifier.
>
> I think that most of the functionality of Bio.EZRetrieve is already present
> in Biopython and the genome sources appear to be 5 years old. For example,
> it uses LocusLink that was discontinued March 2005.
>
> If so could you please let me know?

Actually - could you let the whole mailing list know?  ;)

Given nature of the database and the limited functionality this python
code offers, if no-one is using Bio.EZRetrieve then it could be
considered for deprecation.

Thanks,

Peter