helm/helm · error

key map %q has no value

Error message

key map %q has no value

What it means

Error "key map %q has no value" thrown in helm/helm.

Source

Thrown at pkg/strvals/parser.go:279

			set(data, string(k), "")
			return fmt.Errorf("key %q has no value (cannot end with ,)", string(k))
		case last == '.':
			// Check value name is within the maximum nested name level
			nestedNameLevel++
			if nestedNameLevel > MaxNestedNameLevel {
				return fmt.Errorf("value name nested level is greater than maximum supported nested level of %d", MaxNestedNameLevel)
			}

			// First, create or find the target map.
			inner := map[string]any{}
			if _, ok := data[string(k)]; ok {
				inner = data[string(k)].(map[string]any)
			}

			// Recurse
			e := t.key(inner, nestedNameLevel)
			if e == nil && len(inner) == 0 {
				return fmt.Errorf("key map %q has no value", string(k))
			}
			if len(inner) != 0 {
				set(data, string(k), inner)
			}
			return e
		}
	}
}

func set(data map[string]any, key string, val any) {
	// If key is empty, don't set it.
	if key == "" {
		return
	}
	data[key] = val
}

func setIndex(list []any, index int, val any) (l2 []any, err error) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/strvals/parser.go:279 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of helm/helm@2a29f1770b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a7ce62aa1f156e31. Report an issue: GitHub.