`astropy.utils.data:clear_download_cache`

source: /astropy/utils/data.py :1800

Signature

def clear_download_cache ( hashorurl = None , pkgname = astropy )

Summary

Clears the data file cache by deleting the local file(s).

Extended Summary

If a URL is provided, it will be the name used in the cache. The contents may have been downloaded from this URL or from a mirror or they may have been provided by the user. See ~download_file for details.

For the purposes of this function, a file can also be identified by a hash of its contents or by the filename under which the data is stored (as returned by ~download_file, for example).

Parameters

hashorurl : str or None: If None, the whole cache is cleared. Otherwise, specify a hash for the cached file that is supposed to be deleted, the full path to a file in the cache that should be deleted, or a URL that should be removed from the cache if present.
pkgname : `str`, optional: The package name to use to locate the download cache. i.e. for pkgname='astropy' the default cache location is ~/.astropy/cache.

Aliases

astropy.utils.data.clear_download_cache