Cannot get MNIST database through Anaconda/jupyter : <p>Hu guys,</p>

<p>I'm new to python/anaconda/jupyter/numPy, panda, etc.... so please excuse me if it's a really stupid question.
I'm trying to obtain MNIST database by using anaconda/jupyter. But everytime I get an HTTP error 500 at the end. Is it really a server problem (as 500 would suggest) or am I doing something wrong?</p>

<p>Input in jupyter:</p>

<pre><code>from sklearn.datasets import fetch_mldata
mnist = fetch_mldata('MNIST original')
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<p>Result:</p>

<pre><code>    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    HTTPError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
    &lt;ipython-input-1-15dc285fb373&gt; in &lt;module&gt;()
          1 from sklearn.datasets import fetch_mldata
    ----&gt; 2 mnist = fetch_mldata('MNIST original')

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\sklearn\datasets\mldata.py in fetch_mldata(dataname, target_name, data_name, transpose_data, data_home)
        140         urlname = MLDATA_BASE_URL % quote(dataname)
        141         try:
    --&gt; 142             mldata_url = urlopen(urlname)
        143         except HTTPError as e:
        144             if e.code == 404:

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in urlopen(url, data, timeout, cafile, capath, cadefault, context)
        221     else:
        222         opener = _opener
    --&gt; 223     return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
        224 
        225 def install_opener(opener):

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in open(self, fullurl, data, timeout)
        530         for processor in self.process_response.get(protocol, []):
        531             meth = getattr(processor, meth_name)
    --&gt; 532             response = meth(req, response)
        533 
        534         return response

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in http_response(self, request, response)
        640         if not (200 &lt;= code &lt; 300):
        641             response = self.parent.error(
    --&gt; 642                 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
        643 
        644         return response

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in error(self, proto, *args)
        562             http_err = 0
        563         args = (dict, proto, meth_name) + args
    --&gt; 564         result = self._call_chain(*args)
        565         if result:
        566             return result

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in _call_chain(self, chain, kind, meth_name, *args)
        502         for handler in handlers:
        503             func = getattr(handler, meth_name)
    --&gt; 504             result = func(*args)
        505             if result is not None:
        506                 return result

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in http_error_302(self, req, fp, code, msg, headers)
        754         fp.close()
        755 
    --&gt; 756         return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
        757 
        758     http_error_301 = http_error_303 = http_error_307 = http_error_302

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in open(self, fullurl, data, timeout)
        530         for processor in self.process_response.get(protocol, []):
        531             meth = getattr(processor, meth_name)
    --&gt; 532             response = meth(req, response)
        533 
        534         return response

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in http_response(self, request, response)
        640         if not (200 &lt;= code &lt; 300):
        641             response = self.parent.error(
    --&gt; 642                 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
        643 
        644         return response

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in error(self, proto, *args)
        568         if http_err:
        569             args = (dict, 'default', 'http_error_default') + orig_args
    --&gt; 570             return self._call_chain(*args)
        571 
        572 # XXX probably also want an abstract factory that knows when it makes

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in _call_chain(self, chain, kind, meth_name, *args)
        502         for handler in handlers:
        503             func = getattr(handler, meth_name)
    --&gt; 504             result = func(*args)
        505             if result is not None:
        506                 return result

    e:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py in http_error_default(self, req, fp, code, msg, hdrs)
        648 class HTTPDefaultErrorHandler(BaseHandler):
        649     def http_error_default(self, req, fp, code, msg, hdrs):
    --&gt; 650         raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
        651 
        652 class HTTPRedirectHandler(BaseHandler):

    HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
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