LOVDTools

This package aims to provide a fluent interface for acquiring variant records from the Leiden Open Variation Database (LOVD). It is by no means feature-complete, and its API is not stable enough for production use. That said, if you do decide to experiment with any of its client interfaces, feel free to provide feedback.

Installation

The lovd package is available on PyPI as lovdtools, so you can simply install it with pip (or your favorite drop-in):

# Create a new virtual environment to avoid dependency conflicts.
python -m venv lovdenv

# Activate the newly created virtual environment.
source ./lovdenv/bin/activate

# Upgrade `pip` to the latest version, as a best practice.
pip install --self-upgrade

# Install the package.
pip install lovdtools

After running the above commands, the lovd package should be available to your Python interpreter. You can confirm this by running the following command:

python -c import lovd

If the above command does not yield any error output, then you have successfully installed lovdtools.

Contributing

I hope these tools will prove helpful to whomever needs to query LOVD. If you would like to contribute, please fork the repository, make your changes, and then submit a pull request, as you would with any other open-source contribution.

Disclaimer

This software is intended for research purposes only and is not intended for use in clinical diagnosis, treatment, or medical decision-making. The authors make no warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the data or results obtained through this tool. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies when using this software. Always consult qualified medical professionals for clinical interpretations.