get_path_to_file¶
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utilipy.data_utils.get_path_to_file(*data_name: str, package=None)[source]¶ Get path to file.
Similar to
get_pkg_data_filename(), but only gets the path to the file, does not check if the file exists. The package directory must exist.- Parameters
- *data_nametuple of str
the path, without folder delimiters (which are platform specific) relative to
package.One of the following:
The name of a directory included in the source distribution. The path is relative to the module calling this function. For example, if calling from
astropy.pkname, use'data'to get the files inastropy/pkgname/data.Remote URLs are not currently supported.
- packagestr, optional
If specified, look for a file relative to the given package, rather than the default of looking relative to the calling module’s package.
- Returns
- filenamestr
A file path on the local file system corresponding to the data requested in
data_name.