HKUDS/DeepTutor · error · ValueError

Knowledge base not found: {kb_name}

Error message

Knowledge base not found: {kb_name}

What it means

Error "Knowledge base not found: {kb_name}" thrown in HKUDS/DeepTutor.

Source

Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/manager.py:1633

        return True

    def link_folder(self, kb_name: str, folder_path: str) -> dict:
        """
        Link a local folder to a knowledge base.

        Args:
            kb_name: Knowledge base name
            folder_path: Path to local folder (supports ~, relative paths)

        Returns:
            Dict with folder info including id, path, and file count

        Raises:
            ValueError: If KB not found or folder doesn't exist
        """
        if kb_name not in self.list_knowledge_bases():
            raise ValueError(f"Knowledge base not found: {kb_name}")

        # Normalize path (cross-platform: handles ~, relative paths, etc.)
        folder = Path(folder_path).expanduser().resolve()

        if not folder.exists():
            raise ValueError(f"Folder does not exist: {folder}")
        if not folder.is_dir():
            raise ValueError(f"Path is not a directory: {folder}")

        files = FileTypeRouter.collect_supported_files(folder, recursive=True)

        # Generate folder ID

        folder_id = hashlib.md5(  # noqa: S324
            str(folder).encode(), usedforsecurity=False
        ).hexdigest()[:8]

        # Load existing linked folders from metadata

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/manager.py:1633 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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