MyGene python module
“mygene” is an easy-to-use Python wrapper to access MyGene.info services.
NOTE: The remote database server is whitelisted, so this should work even if your project doesn't have full network access.
{u'taxid': 9606, u'symbol': u'CDK2', u'_id': u'1017', u'name': u'cyclin-dependent kinase 2', u'entrezgene': 1017}