pygmt.which

pygmt.which(fname, *, download=None, verbose=None, **kwargs)[source]

Find the full path to specified files.

Reports the full paths to the files given through fname. We look for the file in (1) the current directory, (2) in $GMT_USERDIR (if defined), (3) in $GMT_DATADIR (if defined), or (4) in $GMT_CACHEDIR (if defined).

fname can also be a downloadable file (either a full URL, a @file special file for downloading from the GMT Site Cache, or @earth_relief_* topography grids). In these cases, use option download to set the desired behavior. If download is not used (or False), the file will not be found.

Full option list at https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/latest/gmtwhich.html

Aliases:

G = download
V = verbose

Parameters

fname (str or list) – One or more file names of any data type (grids, tables, etc.).
download (bool or str) – [a|c|l|u]. If the fname argument is a downloadable file (either a complete URL, an @file for downloading from the GMT data server, or @earth_relief_xxy) we will try to download the file if it is not found in your local data or cache dirs. By default [download=True or download="l"] we download to the current directory. Use a to place files in the appropriate folder under the user directory (this is where GMT normally places downloaded files), c to place it in the user cache directory, or u for the user data directory instead (i.e., ignoring any subdirectory structure).
verbose (bool or str) –
Select verbosity level [Default is w], which modulates the messages written to stderr. Choose among 7 levels of verbosity:
- q - Quiet, not even fatal error messages are produced
- e - Error messages only
- w - Warnings [Default]
- t - Timings (report runtimes for time-intensive algorithms);
- i - Informational messages (same as verbose=True)
- c - Compatibility warnings
- d - Debugging messages

Returns

path (str or list) – The path(s) to the file(s), depending on the options used.

Raises

FileNotFoundError – If the file is not found.