Python NLTK pos_tag throws URLError

Question

I was trying to use the pos_tag function in NLTK 3 (on Windows), but this error popped up:

>>> import nltk
>>> tokens = nltk.w         


        

Answer 1

EDITED

This issue has been resolved from NLTK v3.2.1. Upgrading your NLTK would resolve the issue, e.g. pip install -U nltk.

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You might be using nltk verion 3.2 . Downgrade it to version 3.1 and it will work fine. I myself used the undermentioned method right now and the URL error is gone. Seems like an issue with nltk_version-3.2

Browse to this directory on your computer

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda2\Lib\site-packages
         OR
C:\python2.7\site-packages\

Basically the aim is to go into site-packages directory, which holds the installed packages.

Search and delete these files and directories :

nltk-3.1.dist-info
nltk

After deleting force install older version as :-

pip install nltk==3.1