Current_repodata.json Seems to be Missing From Anaconda Packages

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#1

I am seeking to update my Python version to 3.10. In the command prompt, when I run conda install python=3.10 I receive a CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64/current_repodata.json. When I navigate to the directory https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64/, however, it appears that current_repodata.json does not exist. There is a file entitled “repodata.json” that I imagine should be the target. Would anyone know if this is: 1.) an issue on the Anaconda end that requires updating the file names in the Anaconda win-64 directory, or 2.) an issue that I can fix locally by changing the file path that is called by ‘conda install python=3.10’ (and how?) or 3.) some other fix I haven’t considered? Thanks so much.

Conda info
conda version : 4.12.0
conda-build version : 3.21.6
python version : 3.9.7.final.0
virtual packages : __cuda=11.4=0
__win=0=0
__archspec=1=x86_64
platform : win-64
user-agent : conda/4.12.0 requests/2.26.0 CPython/3.9.7 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.19042

#2

It may have been a temporary outage. I am able to resolve https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64/current_repodata.json successfully even though it is not listed in the directory index.
Are you still seeing this problem?

#3

Hi Crystal,
Thank you so much for your response! I honestly had not checked the full address before, but I can resolve it in my browser. That makes me think the issue might be related to the network configuration, so I’ll redouble efforts to solve the problem from our side.

#4

Hi Crystal,

Just a quick update: it was an issue with our company’s firewall, and I have now been able to retrieve the package. Thank you again for looking into this question on my behalf.

Sincerely,

mbranham

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#5

Hello, I have the same issue. i suspect also my company network settings / firewall. What was changed for you to have it work please ? i’m looking for a solution since so long … thx

#6

Hi Maud, I am not a very sophisticated information technologist, but here are the things that helped me:
(Fetching Conda Packages Behind a Firewall)
I also believe you can temporarily disable ssl verification from your command prompt to download the package using: conda config --set ssl_verify no, then you can re-enable with conda config --set ssl_verify yes. It sounds like the latter approach is unsafe, so be careful pulling from random conda repos.

This issue was resolved for me months ago and I cannot remember which approach was taken, but I believe it might have been that our company’s IT team needed to make a change to my firewall settings. Hope this info is at least somewhat helpful.

#7

Hello,

Thanks a lot for your rapid answer!

I will look into your tips.

Have an nice day,