golang/go · error · fs.PathError

is a directory

Error message

is a directory

What it means

Error "is a directory" thrown in golang/go.

Source

Thrown at src/archive/zip/reader.go:958

			return strings.Compare(jdir, dir)
		}
		// find the last entry with dir
		return -1
	})
	return files[i:j]
}

type openDir struct {
	e      *fileListEntry
	files  []fileListEntry
	offset int
}

func (d *openDir) Close() error               { return nil }
func (d *openDir) Stat() (fs.FileInfo, error) { return d.e.stat() }

func (d *openDir) Read([]byte) (int, error) {
	return 0, &fs.PathError{Op: "read", Path: d.e.name, Err: errors.New("is a directory")}
}

func (d *openDir) ReadDir(count int) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
	n := len(d.files) - d.offset
	if count > 0 && n > count {
		n = count
	}
	if n == 0 {
		if count <= 0 {
			return nil, nil
		}
		return nil, io.EOF
	}
	list := make([]fs.DirEntry, n)
	for i := range list {
		s, err := d.files[d.offset+i].stat()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/archive/zip/reader.go:958 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of golang/go@b6b368adc5 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/65e71dc1413553b7. Report an issue: GitHub.