ultrasound_metrics.data.downloads
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.. py:module:: ultrasound_metrics.data.downloads

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   General utilities for downloading and caching files with integrity verification.

   This module provides:
   - Efficient file hashing compatible with Python 3.9+ (backport of hashlib.file_digest)
   - Robust file downloading with progress bars and integrity verification
   - Smart caching with automatic re-download on corruption
   - Support for multiple hash algorithms (SHA1, SHA256, MD5, etc.)

   Key Functions:
   - file_digest(): Python 3.11+ compatible file hashing for older Python versions
   - cached_download(): Download and cache files with integrity verification
   - verify_file_integrity(): Verify file integrity using various hash algorithms

   Optional dependencies:
   - tqdm: For progress bars during downloads



Attributes
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.. autoapisummary::

   ultrasound_metrics.data.downloads.CACHE_DIR
   ultrasound_metrics.data.downloads.tqdm


Module Contents
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.. py:data:: CACHE_DIR

.. py:data:: tqdm
   :type:  None
   :value: None