HKUDS/DeepTutor · error · ValueError

Knowledge base name contains reserved characters: {joined}.

Error message

Knowledge base name contains reserved characters: {joined}. Avoid path or URL separators such as /, \\, ?, #, and %.

What it means

Error "Knowledge base name contains reserved characters: {joined}. Avoid path or URL separators such as /, \\, ?, #, and %." thrown in HKUDS/DeepTutor.

Source

Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/naming.py:35

    common punctuation, but must not contain filesystem or URL-reserved
    separators that would break KB directories or API route paths.
    """
    normalized = unicodedata.normalize("NFC", str(name or "")).strip()
    if not normalized:
        raise ValueError("Knowledge base name is required")
    if normalized in {".", ".."}:
        raise ValueError("Knowledge base name cannot be '.' or '..'")
    if len(normalized) > _MAX_KB_NAME_LENGTH:
        raise ValueError(
            f"Knowledge base name is too long; maximum length is {_MAX_KB_NAME_LENGTH}"
        )
    if _CONTROL_CHARS.search(normalized):
        raise ValueError("Knowledge base name cannot contain control characters")

    forbidden = sorted(ch for ch in _FORBIDDEN_CHARS if ch in normalized)
    if forbidden:
        joined = " ".join(forbidden)
        raise ValueError(
            "Knowledge base name contains reserved characters: "
            f"{joined}. Avoid path or URL separators such as /, \\, ?, #, and %."
        )

    return normalized

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/naming.py:35 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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