Complex Network Analysis in Python

Work with Bipartite Networks Directly

Many networks you met in the book are bipartite. Before we look into the NetworkX functions and tools for the bipartite networks, let’s first revisit them.

Examples of Bipartite Networks

The following table contains the list of the some bipartite networks mentioned in this book so far.

Name	Location	Part 1	Part 2
Introductory toy network	here, here	Food items	Nutrients
“Panama papers”	here	Entities and intermediaries	Officers
Products in your pantry	here, here	Food items	Ingredients
LiveJournal	here	Users	Interest terms
Southern women	here	Women	Events

Except for the “Panama papers,” each network has nodes of two types. (You can conditionally put the “Panama” entities and intermediaries in one part, but the resulting network ...