Method getFile

Algorithmia/datafile.py:37–52

(self, as_path=False)

    # Get file from the data api
    def getFile(self, as_path=False):
        exists, error = self.existsWithError()
        if not exists:
            raise DataApiError('unable to get file {} - {}'.format(self.path, error))
        # Make HTTP get request
        response = self.client.getHelper(self.url)
        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as f:
            for block in response.iter_content(1024):
                if not block:
                    break
                f.write(block)
            f.flush()
        if as_path:
            return f.name
        else:
            return open(f.name)

    def getAsZip(self):
        """Download/decompress file/directory and return path to file/directory.