`astropy.utils.data:is_url_in_cache`

source: /astropy/utils/data.py :1592

Signature

def is_url_in_cache ( url_key , pkgname = astropy )

Summary

Check if a download for url_key is in the cache.

Extended Summary

The provided url_key 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.

Parameters

url_key : str: The URL retrieved
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.

Returns

in_cache : bool: True if a download for url_key is in the cache, False if not or if the cache does not exist at all.

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