In this module, we download the images and platemap metadata for each plate from Figshare, which is a open-source repository that holds data/figures/etc. to preserve and share. The plates for this project are located at NF1 Schwann Cell Genotype Cell Painting Assay on Figshare.
Note: Confirm that the shell name in the cp_analysis.sh file is correct for your machine (e.g. Linux = bash, MacOS = zsh).
To download the images for each plate and separate the metadata from the images, run the download_plates.ipynb notebook as a python script using the code block below:
# Run this script in terminal
cd 0.download_data
source download_plates.sh
To download 5 plates from figshare, it took about 58 minutes. There is the option to parallelize this in the future depending on needs.