pooch_file_download_with_sha256_hash_verification.py

1import pooch
2
3# Download a file and save it locally.
4# Pooch will check the hash to make sure the file is what you expect.
5# If the file exists already, Pooch won't download it again.
6fname = pooch.retrieve(
7    url="https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/raw/v1.0.0/data/tiny-data.txt",
8    known_hash="sha256:8356977e20a06df5c68997f742f9b87da6a00a1f0579e0a0a57b2803b98369ec",
9)
10
11# The function returns the full path to the downloaded file
12print(f"File downloaded to: {fname}")
13
14# Now you can open the file and read its contents
15with open(fname, "r") as f:
16    print(f"Content: {f.read().strip()}")