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# numpy.DataSource.open

`DataSource.``open`(path, mode='r')

  Open and return file-like object.

  If path is an URL, it will be downloaded, stored in the DataSource directory and opened from there.

  Parameters : | path : str Local file path or URL to open. mode : {‘r’, ‘w’, ‘a’}, optional Mode to open path. Mode ‘r’ for reading, ‘w’ for writing, ‘a’ to append. Available modes depend on the type of object specified by path. Default is ‘r’.
  Returns : | out : file object File object.

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