pooch

import pooch import os # A dummy URL for demonstration. In a real scenario, this would point to your hosted data. # For a runnable example, we'll use a small file from fatiando/pooch's actual data. data_url = "https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/raw/v1.9.0/pooch/tests/data/tiny-data.txt" data_hash = "sha256:d48d4841b5d197607a9b0c7a522533c095311e3895e5330a9e25d2c510800b50" # Configure a new Pooch instance # We use a temporary directory for this example to avoid cluttering the actual cache. # In a real application, you'd likely use pooch.os_cache("your_app_name") # Create a temporary directory for the cache # This is a workaround for the quickstart to be self-contained and runnable without permissions issues. # In a real library, use pooch.os_cache() to get the system default cache dir. cache_dir = os.environ.get('POOCH_TEST_CACHE', None) if not cache_dir: import tempfile temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() cache_dir = temp_dir.name else: temp_dir = None # Manage cleanup later if not using TemporaryDirectory registry = {"tiny-data.txt": data_hash} my_pooch = pooch.create( path=cache_dir, base_url="https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/raw/{version}/pooch/tests/data/", version="v1.9.0", # Match the version of the data you want to fetch registry=registry ) # Fetch the data file file_path = my_pooch.fetch("tiny-data.txt") print(f"Data file downloaded to: {file_path}") with open(file_path, "r") as f: content = f.read() print(f"Content of the file: {content.strip()}") # Clean up the temporary directory if it was created if temp_dir: temp_dir.cleanup()