def get_package_url(cls, package, session=None, silent=False):
        response = get("{}/packages/{}".format(cls.bower_base_uri, package))
        return response.json().get("url", None)
def remove_backend(self, backend_id):
        """ Removes a backend from the treeview, and selects the first (to show
        something in the configuration panel

        @param backend_id: the id of the backend to remove
        """
        if backend_id in self.backendid_to_iter:
            self.liststore.remove(self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id])
            del self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id]
            self.select_backend()