pycancensus.set_cache_path¶

pycancensus.set_cache_path(cache_path: str, install: bool = False) → None[source]¶

Set the local cache path for downloaded data.

Parameters:

cache_path (str) – Path to directory for caching downloaded data.
install (bool, default False) – If True, saves the cache path persistently for future sessions.

Examples

>>> import pycancensus as pc
>>> pc.set_cache_path("./data_cache")
>>> pc.set_cache_path("./data_cache", install=True)  # Persist for future sessions