download_data

synphot.utils.download_data(cdbs_root, verbose=True, dry_run=False)[source]

Download CDBS data files to given root directory. Download is skipped if a data file already exists.

Parameters:
cdbs_root : str

Root directory for CDBS data files.

verbose : bool

Print extra information to screen.

dry_run : bool

Go through the logic but skip the actual download. This would return a list of files that would have been downloaded without network calls. Use this option for debugging or testing.

Returns:
file_list : list of str

A list of downloaded files.

Raises:
OSError

Problem with directory.