Retrieving PyPI depency "adversarial-robustness-toolbox" returns error

Our connection with PyPI.org using Nexus usually works flawlessly.
However, issuing

pip install “adversarial-robustness-toolbox==1.1.1”

fails because of the use of spaces in the URL for version 0.3.0 of this PyPI package.

I guess this is a bug in the PyPI plugin. Any thoughts?

See the stacktrace below.

2020-03-06 09:11:24,079+0100 WARN  [qtp1849644007-25208]  *UNKNOWN org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet - Failure servicing: GET /repository/pypi.org-proxy/simple/adversarial-robustness-toolbox/
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character in path at index 87: packages/6d/57/ba51b81094fd2769bcd6978ebe9aed7363a4c31a081b64ee9482fde27cdd/Adversarial Robustness Toolbox-0.3.0.tar.gz
         at java.net.URI.create(URI.java:852)
         at java.net.URI.resolve(URI.java:1036)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.rewriteAbsoluteUri(PyPiIndexUtils.java:215)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.rewriteLink(PyPiIndexUtils.java:203)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.lambda$0(PyPiIndexUtils.java:179)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.makeLinksRelative(PyPiIndexUtils.java:155)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.makePackageLinksRelative(PyPiIndexUtils.java:179)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiIndexUtils.makeIndexRelative(PyPiIndexUtils.java:169)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiProxyFacetImpl.putIndex(PyPiProxyFacetImpl.java:282)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiProxyFacetImpl.store(PyPiProxyFacetImpl.java:138)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.doGet(ProxyFacetSupport.java:271)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.lambda$1(ProxyFacetSupport.java:245)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.CooperatingFuture.performCall(CooperatingFuture.java:122)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.CooperatingFuture.call(CooperatingFuture.java:64)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.ScopedCooperationFactorySupport$ScopedCooperation.cooperate(ScopedCooperationFactorySupport.java:99)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.get(ProxyFacetSupport.java:236)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyHandler.handle(ProxyHandler.java:52)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.LastDownloadedHandler.handle(LastDownloadedHandler.java:63)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.storage.UnitOfWorkHandler.handle(UnitOfWorkHandler.java:39)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ContentHeadersHandler.handle(ContentHeadersHandler.java:46)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.http.PartialFetchHandler.handle(PartialFetchHandler.java:59)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ConditionalRequestHandler.handle(ConditionalRequestHandler.java:72)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.cache.NegativeCacheHandler.handle(NegativeCacheHandler.java:56)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ExceptionHandler.handle(ExceptionHandler.java:44)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.routing.RoutingRuleHandler.handle(RoutingRuleHandler.java:49)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:52)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context$proceed.call(Unknown Source)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.pypi.internal.PyPiProxyRecipe$_closure1.doCall(PyPiProxyRecipe.groovy:168)
         at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor178.invoke(Unknown Source)
         at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
         at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:98)
         at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:325)
         at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.ClosureMetaClass.invokeMethod(ClosureMetaClass.java:264)
         at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1034)
         at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1099)
         at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1034)
         at groovy.lang.Closure.call(Closure.java:418)
         at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ConvertedClosure.invokeCustom(ConvertedClosure.java:54)
         at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ConversionHandler.invoke(ConversionHandler.java:124)
         at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy189.handle(Unknown Source)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at com.sonatype.analytics.internal.handler.AnalyticsMeteringHandler.handle(AnalyticsMeteringHandler.java:69)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.TimingHandler.handle(TimingHandler.java:58)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.start(Context.java:114)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Router.dispatch(Router.java:64)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:52)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:43)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.dispatchAndSend(ViewServlet.java:212)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.doService(ViewServlet.java:174)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.service(ViewServlet.java:126)
         at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doServiceImpl(ServletDefinition.java:286)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doService(ServletDefinition.java:276)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.service(ServletDefinition.java:181)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicServletPipeline.service(DynamicServletPipeline.java:71)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:85)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:112)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:61)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.executeChain(AbstractShiroFilter.java:449)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.executeChain(SecurityFilter.java:85)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter$1.call(AbstractShiroFilter.java:365)
         at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.doCall(SubjectCallable.java:90)
         at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.call(SubjectCallable.java:83)
         at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.DelegatingSubject.execute(DelegatingSubject.java:383)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.doFilterInternal(AbstractShiroFilter.java:362)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.doFilterInternal(SecurityFilter.java:101)
         at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ExhaustRequestFilter.doFilter(ExhaustRequestFilter.java:80)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at com.sonatype.nexus.licensing.internal.LicensingRedirectFilter.doFilter(LicensingRedirectFilter.java:114)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at com.codahale.metrics.servlet.AbstractInstrumentedFilter.doFilter(AbstractInstrumentedFilter.java:112)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.ErrorPageFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageFilter.java:79)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:101)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.HeaderPatternFilter.doFilter(HeaderPatternFilter.java:98)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicFilterPipeline.dispatch(DynamicFilterPipeline.java:104)
         at com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter.doFilter(GuiceFilter.java:135)
         at org.sonatype.nexus.bootstrap.osgi.DelegatingFilter.doFilter(DelegatingFilter.java:73)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1602)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:540)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:146)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:548)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:257)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1700)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:255)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1345)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:203)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:480)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1667)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:201)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1247)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:144)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
         at com.codahale.metrics.jetty9.InstrumentedHandler.handle(InstrumentedHandler.java:239)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:152)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:505)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:370)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:267)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:305)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:103)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:117)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.runTask(EatWhatYouKill.java:333)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:310)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.tryProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:168)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:126)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:366)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:698)
         at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:804)
         at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in path at index 87: packages/6d/57/ba51b81094fd2769bcd6978ebe9aed7363a4c31a081b64ee9482fde27cdd/Adversarial Robustness Toolbox-0.3.0.tar.gz
         at java.net.URI$Parser.fail(URI.java:2848)
         at java.net.URI$Parser.checkChars(URI.java:3021)
         at java.net.URI$Parser.parseHierarchical(URI.java:3105)
         at java.net.URI$Parser.parse(URI.java:3063)
         at java.net.URI.(URI.java:588)
         at java.net.URI.create(URI.java:850)
         ... 145 common frames omitted

@gj.d.besten It looks like you’ve stumbled across a previously reported bug: https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/NEXUS-22607. Please add your vote to that ticket as it will help us prioritize it.

I wonder if a potential workaround here, while you wait for a fix, would be to download the package manually and upload it to a hosted repository?

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction :slight_smile:
The workaround seems to work fine.