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
)

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

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