python
config_error
ai_generated
true
error: Cannot find file 'README.md' referenced by long_description_content_type in setup.cfg
ID: python/setuptools-sdist-missing-readme
80%Fix Rate
83%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-09-03First Seen
Version Compatibility
| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | active | — | — | — |
| 3.9 | active | — | — | — |
| 3.10 | active | — | — | — |
| 3.11 | active | — | — | — |
| 3.12 | active | — | — | — |
Root Cause
Metadata refers to a README or long description file that is absent or named differently (case-sensitive on Linux), so the build fails when reading it.
generic中文
元数据引用了不存在或名称不同的 README/长描述文件（Linux 上区分大小写），构建读取时失败。
Workarounds
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92% success
Ensure the referenced file exists with exact case and is included in the sdist (e.g. add `include README.md` to MANIFEST.in).
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88% success
Use dynamic metadata in pyproject.toml: `[project] readme = "README.md"` and verify the path relative to the project root.
Dead Ends
Common approaches that don't work:
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60% fail
Case changes may not match the reference and break on case-sensitive filesystems.
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50% fail
Loses PyPI description; the underlying missing-file issue remains for other references.