get_registry_short_name_to_prefix

get_registry_short_name_to_prefix(metaprefix: str) → dict[str, str]

Get a mapping from short names in an external registry to their associated prefixes in the external registry.

Parameters:

metaprefix – A metaprefix (e.g., integbio)

Returns:

A mapping

Note

A given record in an external registry could have multiple short names, so there might be duplicate values in this dictionary

>>> import bioregistry
>>> m = bioregistry.get_registry_short_name_to_prefix("integbio")
>>> m["AAindex"]
'nbdc00004'