INNER CODE UNIT · Python
definition
althonos/pronto · pronto/entity/__init__.py:247
def definition(self) -> Optional[Definition]:
"""`Definition` or `None`: The definition of the current entity.
Definitions in OBO are intended to be human-readable text describing
the entity, with some additional cross-references if possible.
Example:
>>> hp = pronto.Ontology.from_obo_library("hp.obo")
>>> term = hp["HP:0009882"]
>>> term.name
'Short distal phalanx of finger'
>>> str(term.definition)
'Short distance from the end of the finger to the most distal...'
>>> sorted(term.definition.xrefs)
[Xref('HPO:probinson'), Xref('PMID:19125433')]
"""
return self._data().definition