pooch
CommunityCache and fetch geoscience data securely.
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
Data file fetching and caching for geoscience applications. Download sample datasets with automatic caching, checksum verification, and multiple download sources. Use when Claude needs to: (1) Download datasets from URLs or DOIs, (2) Cache files locally with automatic verification, (3) Verify file integrity with SHA256/MD5 hashes, (4) Extract compressed archives (ZIP, TAR, GZIP), (5) Create data registries for reproducible workflows, (6) Fetch from Zenodo or other repositories.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Automatic caching of downloaded data with integrity checks
- Multi-source downloads and registries for reproducible workflows
- Archive extraction and data registry creation for reproducible analyses
- Use Case: fetch a NetCDF climate file, verify it's intact, and register it for reuse
Quick Start
Create a registry with pooch.create(), then fetch a dataset using REGISTRY.fetch('filename.csv').
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