Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.9 or higher
• pip or uv package manager

Install from PyPI

pip install bioquery

Or using uv:

uv add bioquery

Configuration

API Key

Get your API key from bioquery.io/account .

Set it as an environment variable:

export BIOQUERY_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Or pass it directly to the client:

import bioquery
 
client = bioquery.Client(api_key="your-api-key")

Environment Variables

Verify Installation

import bioquery
 
# Check version
print(bioquery.__version__)
 
# Test connection
client = bioquery.Client()
card = client.query("What is the TP53 mutation rate in lung cancer?")
print(card.answer)

Dependencies

The SDK automatically installs these dependencies:

• httpx - HTTP client
• pydantic - Data validation
• pandas - DataFrame support
• plotly - Visualization

Development Installation

For contributors:

git clone https://github.com/BioQuery-io/bioquery-py.git
cd bioquery-py
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Run tests:

pytest