Error during model downloading using spaCy

[tymsoncyferki]

My Environment

• Operating System: Ubuntu WSL
• Python Version Used: 3.12
• spaCy Version Used: 3.8.7

Problem description

Running python -m spacy download pl_core_news_lg fails.

Expected Behavior

The model pl_core_news_lg should download fully and install successfully.

Actual Behavior

• Download stops at ~110MB out of 573MB.
• Error message: ERROR: Wheel 'pl-core-news-lg' located at /tmp/pip-unpack-bm4knv_u/pl_core_news_lg-3.8.0-py3-none-any.whl is invalid
• Download speed is unusually slow ~400 KB/s (but my internet connection is decent ~80MB/s)
• By contrast, downloading pl_core_news_md works fine at ~10 MB/s and installs without issues.

Additional Notes

• This worked without issues a few days ago.
• The same error occurs both in the console and during Docker image builds.
• No changes were made to the environment between the working and failing attempts.

[luigibrancati]

I'm having the same issue with en_core_web_lg

[andaziemele]

Same here, but I was able to resolve it using pip cache purge. My guess is I might've attempted to download a model on an unstable internet connection, which then deemed the wheel file incomplete. Hopefully that helps you as well!