def save(self, path, compress=True):
        """Writes the ``.proteins`` and ``.peptides`` entries to the hard disk
        as a ``proteindb`` file.

        .. note::
            If ``.save()`` is called and no ``proteindb`` file is present in the
            specified path a new files is generated, otherwise the old file is
            replaced.

        :param path: filedirectory to which the ``proteindb`` file is written.
            The output file name is specified by ``self.info['name']``
        :param compress: bool, True to use zip file compression
        """
        with aux.PartiallySafeReplace() as msr:
            filename = self.info['name'] + '.proteindb'
            filepath = aux.joinpath(path, filename)
            with msr.open(filepath, mode='w+b') as openfile:
                self._writeContainer(openfile, compress=compress)
Writes the ``.proteins`` and ``.peptides`` entries to the hard disk
        as a ``proteindb`` file.

        .. note::
            If ``.save()`` is called and no ``proteindb`` file is present in the
            specified path a new files is generated, otherwise the old file is
            replaced.

        :param path: filedirectory to which the ``proteindb`` file is written.
            The output file name is specified by ``self.info['name']``
        :param compress: bool, True to use zip file compression