exo-explore/exo · error · FileNotFoundError

Unable to locate dashboard assets - you probably forgot to r

Error message

Unable to locate dashboard assets - you probably forgot to run `cd dashboard && npm install && npm run build && cd ..`

What it means

Error "Unable to locate dashboard assets - you probably forgot to run `cd dashboard && npm install && npm run build && cd ..`" thrown in exo-explore/exo.

Source

Thrown at src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py:37

        if build.is_dir():
            return build
    return None


def _find_resources_in_bundle() -> Path | None:
    frozen_root = cast(str | None, getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", None))
    if frozen_root is None:
        return None
    candidate = Path(frozen_root) / "resources"
    if candidate.is_dir():
        return candidate
    return None


def find_dashboard() -> Path:
    dashboard = _find_dashboard_in_repo() or _find_dashboard_in_bundle()
    if not dashboard:
        raise FileNotFoundError(
            "Unable to locate dashboard assets - you probably forgot to run `cd dashboard && npm install && npm run build && cd ..`"
        )
    return dashboard


def _find_dashboard_in_repo() -> Path | None:
    current_module = Path(__file__).resolve()
    for parent in current_module.parents:
        build = parent / "dashboard" / "build"
        if build.is_dir() and (build / "index.html").exists():
            return build
    return None


def _find_dashboard_in_bundle() -> Path | None:
    frozen_root = cast(str | None, getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", None))
    if frozen_root is None:
        return None

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py:37 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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