def update_parameters():
    global parameters
    if parameters is not None:
        return

    url = 'https://reprozip-stats.poly.edu/parameters/'
    env_var = os.environ.get('REPROZIP_PARAMETERS')
    if env_var not in (None, '', '1', 'on', 'enabled', 'yes', 'true') and (
            env_var.startswith('http://') or env_var.startswith('https://')):
        # This is only used for testing
        # Note that this still expects the ReproZip CA
        url = env_var

    try:
        from reprounzip.main import __version__ as version
        filename = download_file(
            '%s%s' % (url, version),
            None,
            cachename='parameters.json',
            ssl_verify=get_reprozip_ca_certificate().path)
    except Exception:
        logging.info("Can't download parameters.json, using bundled "
                     "parameters")
    else:
        try:
            with filename.open() as fp:
                parameters = json.load(fp)
            return
        except ValueError:
            logging.info("Downloaded parameters.json doesn't load, using "
                         "bundled parameters")
            try:
                filename.remove()
            except OSError:
                pass

    parameters = json.loads(bundled_parameters)
Function that changes user status to 'unblocked' in the database.
dataset/ETHPy150Open ViDA-NYU/reprozip/reprounzip/reprounzip/parameters.py/update_parameters--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open satnet-project/server/services/accounts/models.py/UserProfileManager.unblock_user