nf_core.utils

Common utility functions for the nf-core python package.

nf_core.utils.fetch_wf_config(wf_path, wf=None)

Uses Nextflow to retrieve the the configuration variables from a Nextflow workflow.

• Parameters: wf_path (str) – Nextflow workflow file system path.
• Returns: Workflow configuration settings.
• Return type: dict

nf_core.utils.setup_requests_cachedir()

Sets up local caching for faster remote HTTP requests.

Caching directory will be set up in the user’s home directory under a .nfcore_cache subdir.