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Invalid Configuration File causes a traceback + crash #4893

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pradyunsg opened this issue Nov 28, 2017 · 3 comments · Fixed by #5798
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Invalid Configuration File causes a traceback + crash #4893

pradyunsg opened this issue Nov 28, 2017 · 3 comments · Fixed by #5798
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auto-locked Outdated issues that have been locked by automation C: configuration Configuration management and loading kind: crash For situations where pip crashes type: bug A confirmed bug or unintended behavior
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Coming from #4892

If any configuration file can't be read from, pip crashes with a traceback. While the traceback points at the relevant line, it would be nicer to print a better error message (and no traceback).
@pradyunsg pradyunsg added kind: crash For situations where pip crashes C: configuration Configuration management and loading labels Nov 28, 2017
@pradyunsg pradyunsg added this to the Print Better Error Messages milestone Nov 28, 2017
@pradyunsg pradyunsg self-assigned this Nov 28, 2017
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fishd commented Feb 13, 2018

I've been fiddling with a fix for this and I would like to work on a pull request for it.

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Go ahead! =)

@fishd fishd mentioned this issue Feb 14, 2018
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@pradyunsg pradyunsg added type: bug A confirmed bug or unintended behavior and removed type: bug A confirmed bug or unintended behavior labels May 11, 2018
@pradyunsg pradyunsg modified the milestones: Print Better Error Messages, 18.1 Sep 18, 2018
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