argopy.tutorial.open_dataset

open_dataset(name)

Open a dataset from the argopy online data repository (requires internet).

If a local copy is found then always use that to avoid network traffic.

Refresh dataset with: ```python

argopy.tutorial.repodata().download(overwrite=True)

```

Parameters:

name: str

Name of the dataset to load or get information for. It can be: localftp, weekly_index_prof or global_index_prof.

• localftp, return the absolute path and list of files in the sample local ftp files.
• weekly_index_prof, return path and to weekly profile index file
• global_index_prof, return path and to global profile index file

Returns:

path: str

Root path to files

files: list(str) or str

List of files with the requested dataset