is_deprecated

is_deprecated(prefix: str) → bool[source]

Return if the given prefix corresponds to a deprecated resource.

Parameters:: prefix – The prefix to lookup
Returns:: If the prefix has been explicitly marked as deprecated either by the Bioregistry, OBO Foundry, OLS, or MIRIAM. If no marks are present, assumed not to be deprecated.

>>> import bioregistry
>>> assert bioregistry.is_deprecated("imr")  # marked by OBO
>>> assert bioregistry.is_deprecated("idomal")  # marked by OBO as inactive
>>> assert bioregistry.is_deprecated("iro")  # marked by Bioregistry
>>> assert bioregistry.is_deprecated("miriam.collection")  # marked by MIRIAM