Stream: python-questions

Topic: ValueError when installing my own package

view this post on Zulip Isla Simpson (Nov 27 2020 at 15:45):

Hello, my google skills are failing me on this. I have made my own package containing functions I want to use. I have also made my own environment because I wanted to become familiar with that. I have the same environment on cheyenne and the cgd machines and I can successfully install my package on the cgd machines using "pip install -e . --user". I can also successfully install it on cheyenne in the base environment but when I try to do it within my own environment, I get an error ValueError: source code string cannot contain null bytes. I can send along the longer error trace if that's helpful.

Googling suggests to me there is some kind of corrupt file somewhere. I have cleared the pip cache but that didn't help. Does anyone know what to do?

I am working here /home/islas/python/ecpaper2020/

and trying to install ecpaper_utils.

Thanks in advance for any help!

view this post on Zulip Isla Simpson (Nov 27 2020 at 16:14):

Never mind, I have solved my problem. I removed the environment and re-installed it and then it worked. If anyone understands why this would have happened, I'd be glad to know. But if not, it doesn't matter, it's all good now. Thanks!

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