How to map MeSH ID to MeSH term using Python

Our MeSH-JSON project provides a pre-compiled MeSH-ID-to-term map as JSON:

Download here or use this command to download:

wget "http://techoverflow.net/downloads/mesh.json.gz"

How to use in Python:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import json
import gzip

# How to load
with gzip.open("mesh.json.gz", "rb") as infile:
    mesh_id_to_term = json.load(infile)

# Usage example
print(mesh_id_to_term["D059630"]) # Prints 'Mesenchymal Stem Cells'