def check_internet_connection(url='http://www.google.com/', timeout=5,
    raise_error=True):

Check that there is an internet connection
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url : str
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url to use for testing (Default value = 'http://www.google.com/')
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timeout : int
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timeout to wait for [in seconds] (Default value = 5).
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raise_error : bool
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if false, warning but no error.

def retrieve_over_http(url, output_file_path):

Download file from remote location, with progress bar.
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Parameters
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----------
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url : str
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Remote URL.
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output_file_path : str or Path
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Full file destination for download.

def conf_from_url(url):

Read conf file from an URL.
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Parameters
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----------
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url : str
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conf file url (in a repo, make sure the "raw" url is passed)
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Returns
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-------
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conf object

def get_latest_atlases_version():

def read_json(path):

def read_tiff(path):