reuse.download module¶
Functions for downloading license files from spdx/license-data-list.
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reuse.download.
download_license
(spdx_identifier: str) → str[source]¶ Download the license text from the SPDX repository.
- Parameters
spdx_identifier – SPDX identifier of the license.
- Raises
requests.RequestException – if the license could not be downloaded.
- Returns
The license text.
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reuse.download.
put_license_in_file
(spdx_identifier: str, destination: os.PathLike) → None[source]¶ Download a license and put it in the destination file.
This function exists solely for convenience.
- Parameters
spdx_identifier – SPDX License Identifier of the license.
destination – Where to put the license.
- Raises
requests.RequestException – if the license could not be downloaded.
FileExistsError – if the license file already exists.