Disallow tests from downloading files while running tests #1591
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See #1587. Basically, developers should be writing tests that mock the necessary functions so actual data downloads don't happen while tests are being run. This PR adds a check to see if we are running tests and if the file being downloaded is a README file. The auxiliary download tests themselves use a README file as the only file to actually test downloading. If we're running tests and a download is requested then a RuntimeError is raised. Offline downloads are still allowed but must also be explicitly requested (with the configuration value).
CC @joleenf who had fears about this in her own PR.