HKUDS/DeepTutor · error · ValueError

Path is not a directory: {folder}

Error message

Path is not a directory: {folder}

What it means

Error "Path is not a directory: {folder}" thrown in HKUDS/DeepTutor.

Source

Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/manager.py:1641

            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
        kb_dir = self.base_dir / kb_name
        metadata_file = kb_dir / "metadata.json"
        metadata: dict = {}

        if metadata_file.exists():
            try:
                with open(metadata_file, encoding="utf-8") as fp:
                    metadata = json.load(fp)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at deeptutor/knowledge/manager.py:1641 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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