python3 -m spacy download en command gives Invalid Syntax error

Question

I've installed spaCy, however to use the language models (en and de), I need to download them using the following commands:

python -m spacy download en
python -m spacy download de

However, this always throws the following error:

Spacy Error

Not sure what is wrong here, can someone please help? Thanks!

The command you entered in your screenshot is `python3` but your post asks about `python`. Which one are you using? — APhillips, Jan 31 '20 at 14:46
Does this answer your question? [Installing and using pip, "SyntaxError: invalid syntax"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18744821/installing-and-using-pip-syntaxerror-invalid-syntax) — APhillips, Jan 31 '20 at 17:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '21 at 15:11

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I know this is late but hope it helps others, are you typing that command in your Python IDE (Jupyter, PyCharm etc.)? You need to type it in your shell command, after you run it in shell, then you can open it in your IDE.

answered Mar 17 '21 at 15:11

Lekster

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '21 at 20:39

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To help someone in the future. If you are using spyder run spacy download en in your anaconda prompt instead of your spyder console

answered Jun 15 '21 at 20:39

Shahnawaz Shaikh

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python3 -m spacy download en command gives Invalid Syntax error

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