xtekky/gpt4free · error

extract embedded runtime: %w

Error message

extract embedded runtime: %w

What it means

Error "extract embedded runtime: %w" thrown in xtekky/gpt4free.

Source

Thrown at g4f-go/runtime.go:106

	entries, err := embeddedArchives()
	if err != nil || len(entries) == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("no embedded runtime archive for this platform (run fetch-python.sh and rebuild)")
	}
	archive := pickArchive(entries)
	src, err := embedRuntimeArchive.Open(archive)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("open embedded archive: %w", err)
	}
	data, err := io.ReadAll(src)
	src.Close()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("read embedded archive: %w", err)
	}
	if err := os.MkdirAll(binDir, 0o755); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := extractZip(bytes.NewReader(data), int64(len(data)), binDir); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("extract embedded runtime: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

// installG4F installs the g4f Python package into the downloaded runtime and
// writes the .installed stamp. Uses the bundled pip (ensurepip wheels in
// pbs installs, bootstrapped via `python -m ensurepip`) so no network access
// is required after the runtime was downloaded.
func installG4F(binDir, exe string, start time.Time) error {
	fmt.Printf("Installing gpt4free into the Python runtime...\n")
	if err := ensurePip(binDir, exe); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	code, err := runPython(noSignalCtx(), exe, []string{
		"-m", "pip", "install",
		"--no-input", "g4f[slim]",
	}, pipEnv(binDir)...)
	if err != nil || code != 0 {

View on GitHub (pinned to 973504e177)

Solutions

1. Delete the partial extraction directory and re-run g4f-go to extract the runtime again.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at g4f-go/runtime.go:106 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of xtekky/gpt4free@973504e177 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/17c7b94afdbc6bd4. Report an issue: GitHub.