pooch.Pooch.is_available

Pooch.is_available(fname)

Check availability of a remote file without downloading it.

Use this method when working with large files to check if they are available for download.

Parameters:

fname : str

The file name (relative to the base_url of the remote data storage) to fetch from the local storage.

Returns:

status : bool

True if the file is available for download. False otherwise.