HKUDS/nanobot · error · ConfigLoadError

Unable to read the file: {_sentence(detail)}

Error message

Unable to read the file: {_sentence(detail)}

What it means

Error "Unable to read the file: {_sentence(detail)}" thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/config/loader.py:102

            data = json.load(handle)
    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
        raise ConfigLoadError(
            path,
            kind="invalid_json",
            summary=(
                f"JSON syntax error at line {exc.lineno}, column {exc.colno}: "
                f"{_sentence(exc.msg)}"
            ),
        ) from exc
    except UnicodeDecodeError as exc:
        raise ConfigLoadError(
            path,
            kind="io_error",
            summary="The file is not valid UTF-8.",
        ) from exc
    except OSError as exc:
        detail = exc.strerror or type(exc).__name__
        raise ConfigLoadError(
            path,
            kind="io_error",
            summary=f"Unable to read the file: {_sentence(detail)}",
        ) from exc

    if not isinstance(data, dict):
        root_type = type(data).__name__
        raise ConfigLoadError(
            path,
            kind="invalid_root",
            summary="The top level of config.json must be a JSON object.",
            issues=(
                ConfigIssue(
                    path=(),
                    message=f"Expected an object, but found {root_type}.",
                ),
            ),
        )

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/config/loader.py:102 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of HKUDS/nanobot@42f37dc4c0 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/43a68ab706ebf224. Report an issue: GitHub.