xtekky/gpt4free · error

open embedded archive: %w

Error message

open embedded archive: %w

What it means

Error "open embedded archive: %w" thrown in xtekky/gpt4free.

Source

Thrown at g4f-go/runtime.go:95

		if strings.Contains(e, "x64") || strings.Contains(e, "amd64") {
			return e
		}
	}
	return entries[0]
}

// extractEmbedded unpacks embed/<os>/<os>-<arch>-embed-<ver>.zip into the
// user install dir using stdlib archive/zip only (no external tool needed).
func extractEmbedded(binDir string) error {
	// The embed.FS layout mirrors the repo: embed/<os>/<archive>.zip.
	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

View on GitHub (pinned to 973504e177)

Solutions

1. Rebuild the binary with a valid embedded runtime archive.
2. Re-run fetch-python.sh and rebuild to fix a corrupt archive.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at g4f-go/runtime.go:95 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/a73d7daa2dd46258. Report an issue: GitHub.