BerriAI/litellm · error · ValueError

Error compiling prompt '{prompt_id}': {e}

Error message

Error compiling prompt '{prompt_id}': {e}

What it means

Error "Error compiling prompt '{prompt_id}': {e}" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/integrations/dotprompt/dotprompt_manager.py:158

            # Convert rendered content to chat messages
            messages: Final = self._convert_to_messages(rendered_content)

            # Extract model from metadata (if specified)
            template_model: Final = template.model

            # Extract optional parameters from metadata
            optional_params: Final = self._extract_optional_params(template)

            return PromptManagementClient(
                prompt_id=prompt_id,
                prompt_template=messages,
                prompt_template_model=template_model,
                prompt_template_optional_params=optional_params,
                completed_messages=None,
            )

        except Exception as e:
            raise ValueError(f"Error compiling prompt '{prompt_id}': {e}")

    async def async_compile_prompt_helper(
        self,
        prompt_id: str | None,
        prompt_variables: dict | None,
        dynamic_callback_params: StandardCallbackDynamicParams,
        prompt_spec: PromptSpec | None = None,
        prompt_label: str | None = None,
        prompt_version: int | None = None,
    ) -> PromptManagementClient:
        """
        Async version of compile prompt helper. Since dotprompt operations are synchronous,
        this simply delegates to the sync version.
        """
        if prompt_id is None:
            raise ValueError("prompt_id is required for dotprompt manager")

        return self._compile_prompt_helper(

View on GitHub (pinned to 6c2dcb801b)

Solutions

1. Fix the prompt template syntax; see the wrapped exception for details.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/integrations/dotprompt/dotprompt_manager.py:158 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@6c2dcb801b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d031e1a0c09bac42. Report an issue: GitHub.