Network API

The Network API calls simplify networking with the goal of minimizing the amount and complexity of code in your application.

net_download_file

Download a file located at a URL on the network

net_download_file(
    url,
    encoding = "utf-8",
    raise_exception_on_error = False,
    specific_version = None
)

Parameter Descriptions

Name	Type	Default	Description
encoding	str	utf-8	Encoding data is in. If binary set to ''
raise_exception_on_error	bool	False	If True, pass back error by raising an exception
specific_version	str	None	If want a secific version number, use to specify
url	str		The address of the file
RETURN	None or str or bytes		The file contents. Returns None if an error happened

net_download_file_binary

Download a binary file located at a URL on the network. Can also use the plain download_file to accomplish

net_download_file_binary(
    url
)

Parameter Descriptions

Name	Type	Default	Description
url	str		The address of the file
RETURN	None or bytes		The file contents. Returns None if an error happened