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  "category": "data_error",
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  "root_cause_zh": "setup.py 中的 long_description 引用了项目目录中不存在的文件。",
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      "how": "from pathlib import Path; this_directory = Path(__file__).parent; long_description = (this_directory / 'README.md').read_text()",
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