get_remote_catalog_db

astroquery.vo_conesearch.vos_catalog.get_remote_catalog_db(dbname, cache=True, verbose=True)[source]

Get a database of VO services (which is a JSON file) from a remote location.

Parameters
dbnamestr

Prefix of JSON file to download from astroquery.vo_conesearch.conf.vos_baseurl.

cachebool

Use caching for VO Service database. Access to actual VO websites referenced by the database still needs internet connection.

verbosebool

Show download progress bars.

Returns
dbVOSDatabase

A database of VO services.