[Bug] Python Repair is broken

[3raxton]

What were you trying to do?

I wanted to clean up my environment with Cork. Upon opening I saw a message that read python is corrupted (I agree and have no idea how to fix it on my machine).

What was the problem?

When clicking on the Repair python button, Cork goes through the repair process, eventually telling the user that Python is repaired. However, when closing and then reopening Cork, the message returns (final attached image).

I don't know if this a bug with Cork or more of an issue on my end but whatever it is, Cork cannot seem to repair my issues with Python.

After reopening Cork post "repair"

Error logs

error	22:14:43.122327-0600	Cork	Package URL file:///usr/local/Cellar/python/ has no versions installed
default	22:14:50.256582-0600	Cork	Cached downloads contents: <private>
error	22:14:50.269821-0600	Cork	Could not get proxy host
error	22:14:50.325467-0600	Cork	There was an error decoding the outdated package retrieval output: The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.
Swift.DecodingError.dataCorrupted(Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [], debugDescription: "The given data was not valid JSON.", underlyingError: Optional(Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Unexpected end of file" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Unexpected end of file})))
default	22:14:53.293845-0600	Cork	Will attempt to place package name
default	22:14:53.535183-0600	Cork	Loader status: false

App Version

1.4.6.1 (85)

App Acquisition

Self-Compiled

Final checklist

• This report is about the interface, and I included screenshots of the problem

[buresdv]

Under the hood, all the repair function does is try to reinstall the package, and in your case, Homebrew itself returned a success, because the sheet didn't show any errors. I think not even Homebrew can fix it for you 😅

That error is thrown when the package folder exists, but there are no versions installed for that package. I'm not surprised python broke like that.

I'd recommend going to /usr/local/Cellar/python/ and seeing if that folder is empty, if it is, do this:

• Delete that entire folder
• Reinstall Python, but through the Terminal

If it's not empty, still delete the entire /usr/local/Cellar/python/ folder, and do the above steps

[3raxton]

Thanks for the support here. When you say "Reinstall Python, but through the Terminal” does it matter if it installed via brew or should I use a different tool for this install? Thanks again!

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On Nov 17, 2024 at 15:39 -0600, David Bureš ***@***.***>, wrote: Under the hood, all the repair function does is try to reinstall the package. I think not even Homebrew can fix it for you 😅 That error is thrown when the package folder exists, but there are no versions installed for that package. I'm not surprised python broke like that. I'd recommend going to /usr/local/Cellar/python/ and seeing if that folder is empty, if it is, do this: • Delete that entire folder • Reinstall Python, but through the Terminal If it's not empty, still delete the entire /usr/local/Cellar/python/ folder, and do the above steps — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[buresdv]

I meant that you should use brew to reinstall the package 😊

[3raxton]

Thank you, just want to make sure I don’t screw this up. I don’t mean to make you support me in repairing all of this, feel free to direct me to any documents at any time. After reinstalling via python, my `/usr/local/Cellar/python/` folder remains deleted. However, ***@***.***/` now exists. Is there any way I can link these / replace the `/usr/local/Cellar/python/` folder? Thank you again for your help.

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On Nov 17, 2024 at 16:31 -0600, David Bureš ***@***.***>, wrote: I meant that you should use brew to reinstall the package 😊 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[buresdv]

If you mean you got a folder like [email protected], for example, it means that Homebrew installed a specific locked version. It's confusing, because a package can have two versions:

• One that's after @
• A version of a package itself

So, for example you can have a package that's python@3, which means "Python 3", and then, python@3 can have sub-versions, like 3.1 or 3.2. But it will never have a version 2, that would go under python@2

You shouldn't move any of these versions to /usr/local/Cellar/python/, because Homebrew already split the version for you.

I'm not sure how Python works, but what I'd do now is add the python@xxx version to your PATH to activate it.

[3raxton]

Thanks for the insight here, I just realized GitHub censored what I tried to share via email. What I was attempting to share was that /usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/ now exists with the following sentence:

After reinstalling via python, my /usr/local/Cellar/python/ folder remains deleted. However, ***@***.***/ now exists.

All this said, I believe that reinstalling Python, thanks to your support and some Googling (but mostly your support and time), has resolved my errors. When opening Cork, I no longer see the "python is corrupted" alert, which is refreshing, and when running python3 in terminal I have the expected output of a Clang callback with >>>.

Thank you very much for your time and support! I am grateful that newer devs and full stack designers like myself have a tool like Cork to rely on instead of blindly running commands and guessing their way through while hoping for the best, like I did all those years ago.

A quick note that may be helpful for users, when the Package updates with errors alert shows, consider mentioning that when finishing the process in Terminal, a user will have to paste the command that was copied. I had no idea that a command was copied but determined what next steps could be due to my experience. Maybe a button that reads Copy and Finish in Terminal, Copy command and Finish in Terminal or some text below the heading explaining that users will need to paste the copied command into Terminal would be helpful to those with less experience.

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Thank you for your time, your support, and your guidance; I deeply appreciate it and hope and pray for immense success with Cork!