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radon dataset BASE_URL has changed - downloading fails with 403 redirect #11134

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@nanderoo

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The location (BASE_URL) of this dataset has changed. When attempting to use the 'Radon' dataset: download fails on a 403 redirect.

Environment information

  • Operating System: Windows 11 (but should fail on all OSes)

  • Python version: 3.13

  • tensorflow-datasets version: 4.9.9

  • tensorflow version: 2.20.0

  • Does the issue still exists with the last tfds-nightly package (pip install --upgrade tfds-nightly) ? YES

Reproduction instructions

import tensorflow as tf
import tensorflow_datasets as tfds

data = tfds.load('radon', split='train', as_supervised=True)

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Link to logs
(https://gist.github.com/nanderoo/dab2f4b73832cafcbf9306669d8978c1)

Expected behavior
Dataset is downloaded and cached for future use.

Additional context
Encountered this while running a jupyter notebook example, but the error can be reproduced by simple python cli as well. I was able to work around this by manually updating the BASE_URL on line 31 for the Radon Dataset ~/lib/site-packages/tensorflow_datasets/datasets/radon/radon_dataset_builder.py to be: https://sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/arm/examples/radon/ which is where the 403 redirect takes you to now.

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  1. added a commit that references this issue on Sep 19, 2025
  2. nanderoo commented on Sep 19, 2025

    @nanderoo
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    PR to fix this is #11135

  3. added a commit that references this issue on Sep 19, 2025
  4. nanderoo commented on Sep 19, 2025

    @nanderoo
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    Same basic premise / issue as #11123 - just a different part of the code to update.

  5. jpendeerg360 commented on Oct 9, 2025

    @jpendeerg360

    I get the same download error when I run the code from Colab or Jupyter

    import tensorflow as tf
    import tensorflow_datasets as tfds
    
    data = tfds.load('radon', split='train', as_supervised=True)
    

    When I run the code from the terminal, I get a mutex error
    [mutex.cc : 452] RAW: Lock blocking 0x6000001dc5b8 @

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