Adjust BLAST for latest pandas versions

Author: lauraluebbert

docs/src/en/updates.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
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 ## ✨ What's new
+**Version ≥ 0.30.4** (Mar 18, 2026):
+- [`gget blast`](blast.md): Fixed compatibility with newer pandas versions (≥ 2.0) where `pd.read_html()` no longer accepts raw HTML strings directly, causing a `FileNotFoundError` / `OSError: Filename too long` error when parsing BLAST results
+
 **Version ≥ 0.30.3** (Feb 22, 2026):  
 - [`gget virus`](virus.md): New filtering options, quiet mode, and improved download reliability
   - Added `--segment` filter for segmented viruses (e.g., Influenza A segments like 'HA', 'NA', 'PB1')

gget/gget_blast.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from io import StringIO
+
 import pandas as pd
 import json as json_package
 import time
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ def blast(
                 )
                 return
 
-            results_df = pd.read_html(str(dsc_table))[0]
+            results_df = pd.read_html(StringIO(str(dsc_table)))[0]
             # Drop the first column
             results_df = results_df.iloc[:, 1:]