{"categories":[{"label":"Bio-Informatics","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-bio-informatics"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Manages standardized configuration for reference genome assemblies, providing a structured way to organize and access genome metadata and resource paths used by refgenie and related bioinformatics tools.","skillfed_tags":["bioinformatics","genome-data","configuration-management"],"use_cases":["Store and retrieve reference genome metadata and resource paths in a standardized format for bioinformatics pipelines","Integrate genome configuration into tools that need reliable, structured access to assembly data","Manage multiple genome assemblies and their associated indices in a single configuration object","Enable reproducible bioinformatics workflows by centralizing genome resource definitions"],"what_it_does":"refgenconf is a configuration object library for managing reference genome assemblies in bioinformatics workflows. It provides a standardized way to organize, store, and access metadata and resource paths for genome data\u2014the kind of structured configuration that tools like refgenie depend on. The package wraps common genome assembly information (sequences, annotations, indices) into a consistent Python object model, so downstream tools can reliably locate and reference genome resources without hardcoding paths or formats.\n\nThe package is built on standard Python libraries (pyyaml for config parsing, requests for remote access, rich for terminal output, tqdm for progress tracking) and specialized bioinformatics tools (pyfaidx for FASTA indexing, yacman for configuration management). It targets Python 3.10 and later and is actively maintained, with recent releases indicating ongoing development.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building or using bioinformatics tools that work with reference genomes. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and addresses a real need for standardized genome configuration. Install it if refgenie or a tool depending on refgenconf is part of your workflow."},"id":"refgenconf","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/refgenconf","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/refgenconf.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/refgenconf/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-01","license_spdx":"BSD-2-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"refgenconf","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A standardized configuration object for reference genome assemblies"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":205016,"position":9593,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.13.1"}