get_path#
- photutils.datasets.get_path(filename, location='local', cache=True, show_progress=False)[source]#
Get the local path for a given file.
- Parameters:
- filenamestr
File name in the local or remote data folder.
- location{‘local’, ‘remote’, ‘photutils-datasets’}
File location.
'local'means bundled withphotutils.'remote'means the astropy data server (or the photutils-datasets repo as a backup) or the Astropy cache on your machine.'photutils-datasets'means the photutils-datasets repo or the Astropy cache on your machine.- cachebool, optional
Whether to cache the contents of remote URLs. Default is
True.- show_progressbool, optional
Whether to display a progress bar during the download (default is
False). The progress bar is displayed only when outputting to a terminal.
- Returns:
- pathstr
The local path of the file.