[Python] How to Efficiently Retrieve Data for Multiple Compounds Using the UniChem API?

I'm currently utilizing the UniChem API to retrieve compound data. The get_connectivity method allows for the retrieval of data for a single compound ID at a time. Given that I have approximately one million compound IDs to process, making individual requests for each ID is impractical due to time and resource constraints.

Is there a way to retrieve information for multiple compounds in a single request or through a more efficient method using the UniChem API? Any guidance or suggestions on how to handle batch retrievals would be greatly appreciated.

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I attempted to use a for loop to send individual requests for each compound ID using the get_connectivity method in the UniChem class of the bioservers library. This approach works, but it results in a large number of requests (one million compound IDs = one million requests), which is inefficient and time-consuming. I also checked the methods in the UniChem class of the bioservers library but couldn’t find a method for batch data retrieval. Additionally, it seems that the UniChem API itself does not support returning data for multiple compounds in a single request.

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