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Ontology Objects

class Ontology()
Access ontology related data and manipulate the ontology. Instantiate this class via :meth:encord.user_client.EncordUserClient.get_ontology()

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ontology_hash

@property
def ontology_hash() -> str
Get the ontology hash (i.e. the Ontology ID).

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title

@property
def title() -> str
Get the title of the ontology.

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description

@property
def description() -> str
Get the description of the ontology.

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created_at

@property
def created_at() -> datetime.datetime
Get the time the ontology was created at.

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last_edited_at

@property
def last_edited_at() -> datetime.datetime
Get the time the ontology was last edited at.

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structure

@property
def structure() -> OntologyStructure
Get the structure of the ontology.

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refetch_data

def refetch_data() -> None
The Ontology class will only fetch its properties once. Use this function if you suspect the state of those properties to be dirty.

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save

def save() -> None
Sync local state to the server, if updates are made to structure, title or description fields

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list_groups

def list_groups() -> Iterable[OntologyGroup]
List all groups that have access to a particular ontology.

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add_group

def add_group(group_hash: Union[List[UUID], UUID],
              user_role: OntologyUserRole)
Add group to an ontology. Arguments:
  • group_hash - List of group hashes to be added.
  • user_role - User role that the group will be given.
Returns: None

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remove_group

def remove_group(group_hash: Union[List[UUID], UUID])
Remove group from ontology. Arguments:
  • group_hash - List of group hashes to be removed.
Returns: None