def download_passband(passband, local=True):
    """
    Download and install a given passband from the repository.

    If local=False, you must have permission to access the installation directory
    """
    if passband not in list_online_passbands():
        raise ValueError("passband '{}' not available".format(passband))

    pbdir = _pbdir_local if local else _pbdir_global

    passband_fname = _online_passbands[passband]['fname']
    passband_fname_local = os.path.join(pbdir, passband_fname)
    url = 'http://github.com/phoebe-project/phoebe2-tables/raw/master/passbands/{}'.format(passband_fname)
    logger.info("downloading from {} and installing to {}...".format(url, passband_fname_local))
    try:
        urllib.urlretrieve(url, passband_fname_local)
    except IOError:
        raise IOError("unable to download {} passband - check connection".format(passband))
    else:
        init_passband(passband_fname_local)
Download and install a given passband from the repository.

    If local=False, you must have permission to access the installation directory