new url for RCSB for downloading fasta

cctbx · Jun 12, 2020 · b1dc8ab · b1dc8ab
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diff --git a/iotbx/pdb/fetch.py b/iotbx/pdb/fetch.py
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ def fetch(id, data_type="pdb", format="pdb", mirror="rcsb", log=None,
   if (data_type in ["fasta", "seq"]):
     # XXX the RCSB doesn't appear to have a simple URL for FASTA files
     if (url is None) : # TODO PDBe equivalent doesn't exist?
-      url = "https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/download/downloadFastaFiles.do?structureIdList=%s&compressionType=uncompressed" % id
+      # url = "https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/download/downloadFastaFiles.do?structureIdList=%s&compressionType=uncompressed" % id
+      # Seems that this url should be working:
+      url = "https://www.rcsb.org/fasta/entry/%s" % id
     try :
       data = libtbx.utils.urlopen(url)
     except HTTPError as e :