pydicom.data.get_testdata_file¶

pydicom.data.get_testdata_file(name: str) → str [source]¶

Return an absolute path to the first matching dataset with filename name.

New in version 1.4.

First searches the local pydicom data store, then any locally available external sources, and finally the files available in the pydicom/pydicom-data repository.

Changed in version 2.1: Modified to search locally available external data sources and the pydicom/pydicom-data repository

Parameters: name (str) – The full file name (without path)
Returns: The absolute path of the file if found, or None.
Return type: str or None