ncbi / ncbi/datasets

Please add --released-before to `datasets download virus genome taxon`

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Description

Please add a --released-before param to datasets download virus genome taxon
This would make it consistent with datasets download genome taxon and would help us getting accurate periodic downloads. Thank you for considering this.

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Start with the datasets download virus genome taxon command and compare its options with datasets download genome taxon, which already supports --released-before. Trace the command's option handling and download filtering, then verify that the new option limits periodic virus-genome downloads by release date.

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Domain
bioinformatics, cli
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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