Fail to download the nltk corpus in a virtual environment in the mac os x 10.10

Question

I tried to install the nltk corpus (actually what I need temporarily is vader.text ) but I got such an error:

Error downloading 'panlex_lite' from
[nltk_data]    |     <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nltk/nltk_data
[nltk_data]    |     /gh-pages/packages/corpora/panlex_lite.zip>:
[nltk_data]    |     HTTP Error 404: Not Found

I tried both nltk installer and command line way. Why does this happen and how can I solve this? Thanks.

EDIT: I tried this solution but it doesn't work for me.

Answer 1

I came across this issue & would like to share how I resolved it:

Step 1) When downloading vader_lexicon by nltk.download() which opens the NLTK Downloader, the file is downloaded as a zip. Seeing that the error message says that the .txt file is not available, I decided to unzip the file.

Step 2) I compared the file location to the pathway indicated by the error message. - My vader_lexicon.txt file was in .../nltk_data/sentiment/vader_lexicon/vader_lexicon.txt . - Whereas apparently it was needed at .../lib/python3.5/site-packages/nltk/sentime‌​nt/vader_lexicon.txt‌​ .

Instead of configuring paths, I went with "brute force" and decided to move the .txt file to the right place. Problem solved.

(Python 2.7, nltk 3.1, Mac)