rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch · error · ImportError

cannot load {name} from {file_path}

Error message

cannot load {name} from {file_path}

What it means

Error "cannot load {name} from {file_path}" thrown in rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch.

Source

Thrown at phases/19-capstone-projects/57-end-to-end-research-demo/code/main.py:44

def _add(path: str) -> None:
    if path not in sys.path:
        sys.path.insert(0, path)


_add(os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "54-paper-writer", "code"))
_add(os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "55-critic-loop", "code"))
_add(os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "56-iteration-scheduler", "code"))

import importlib
import importlib.util


def _load_module(name: str, file_path: str):
    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, file_path)
    if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
        raise ImportError(f"cannot load {name} from {file_path}")
    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
    sys.modules[name] = mod
    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
    return mod


paper_writer_mod = _load_module(
    "_t_d2_paper_writer",
    os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "54-paper-writer", "code", "main.py"),
)
critic_loop_mod = _load_module(
    "_t_d2_critic_loop",
    os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "55-critic-loop", "code", "main.py"),
)
scheduler_mod = _load_module(
    "_t_d2_scheduler",
    os.path.join(LESSON_ROOT, "56-iteration-scheduler", "code", "main.py"),
)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phases/19-capstone-projects/57-end-to-end-research-demo/code/main.py:44 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch@39ea8a1c6d (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9647b7a9db4f7096. Report an issue: GitHub.