{"record":{"id":"4103ab8babeb1495","repo":"ComposioHQ/composio","slug":"file-not-found-file-please-provide-a-valid-fil","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"File not found: {file}. Please provide a valid file path.","messagePattern":"File not found: (.+?)\\. Please provide a valid file path\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"SDKFileNotFoundError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"python/composio/core/models/_files.py","lineNumber":640,"sourceCode":"            return cls.from_url(client=client, url=path_in, tool=tool, toolkit=toolkit)\n\n        # Allowlist check runs BEFORE the denylist / existence checks when enabled,\n        # so the \"configure file_upload_dirs\" hint fires first for the common case\n        # (user has auto-upload on but hasn't configured dirs). Caller passes\n        # ``None`` to bypass the allowlist (manual upload APIs).\n        if file_upload_allowlist is not None:\n            assert_path_inside_upload_dirs(path_in, file_upload_allowlist)\n\n        assert_safe_local_file_upload_path(\n            path_in,\n            enabled=sensitive_file_upload_protection,\n            additional_deny_segments=file_upload_path_deny_segments,\n        )\n\n        # Handle as local file path\n        file = Path(path_in)\n        if not file.exists():\n            raise SDKFileNotFoundError(\n                f\"File not found: {file}. Please provide a valid file path.\"\n            )\n\n        if not file.is_file():\n            raise SDKFileNotFoundError(\n                f\"Not a file: {file}. Please provide a valid file path.\"\n            )\n\n        if not os.access(file, os.R_OK):\n            raise SDKFileNotFoundError(\n                f\"File not readable: {file}. Please check the file permissions.\"\n            )\n\n        mimetype = mimetypes.guess(file=file)\n        s3meta = _request_presigned_upload(\n            client,\n            filename=file.name,\n            md5=get_md5(file=file),","sourceCodeStart":622,"sourceCodeEnd":658,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ComposioHQ/composio/blob/64b1b85502b1beeb2379e6c9e8bf1104504fa637/python/composio/core/models/_files.py#L622-L658","documentation":"from_path resolved the input to a local file path (either it wasn't a URL or the hook returned a local path) but Path.exists() is False, so SDKFileNotFoundError is raised before any network call.","triggerScenarios":"FileModel.from_path / _upload_file_value with a relative path resolved against a different CWD, a typo, a file that was deleted, or a path returned by a before_file_upload hook that doesn't exist.","commonSituations":"Running from a different working directory (cron, container WORKDIR) so relative paths break; hook rewriting paths incorrectly; race where the temp file was cleaned up; wrong filename casing on case-sensitive filesystems.","solutions":["Use absolute paths: Path('x.csv').resolve() before calling from_path.","Verify existence in your code: if not p.exists(): raise ....","If a hook rewrites paths, ensure the returned path actually exists.","Check container/cron WORKDIR and mount paths."],"exampleFix":"# before\nfile = FileModel.from_path(client, Path('data/input.csv'))  # relative, CWD differs\n# after\nfrom pathlib import Path\np = Path('data/input.csv').resolve()\nassert p.exists(), f'missing {p}'\nfile = FileModel.from_path(client, p)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"from pathlib import Path\n\ndef valid_upload_path(p: str) -> bool:\n    f = Path(p).resolve()\n    return f.exists()","typeGuard":"def is_existing_file(p) -> bool:\n    from pathlib import Path\n    return Path(p).is_file()","tryCatchPattern":"from composio.core.models._files import SDKFileNotFoundError\n\ntry:\n    model = FileModel.from_path(client, p)\nexcept SDKFileNotFoundError as e:\n    if 'File not found' in str(e):\n        p = locate_file(p)  # search, fix, or prompt user\n        model = FileModel.from_path(client, p)\n    else:\n        raise","preventionTips":["Call Path(p).resolve() and verify existence before from_path.","Avoid relative paths in cron/containers; anchor to __file__ or absolute config.","Validate user-supplied paths early in your own layer."],"tags":["python","filesystem","file-not-found","upload"],"backgroundTag":"file-not-found","analyzedSha":"64b1b85502b1beeb2379e6c9e8bf1104504fa637","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T15:39:33.623Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}