When aider tries to create *.py file it throws OSError on Windows about aider

[paul-gauthier]

Thanks for trying aider and filing this issue.

When you run with --yes aider will answer yes to every question. Sometimes that will cause unexpected actions to occur.

What are you trying to do? Why are you running with --yes and then typing /add *.py when there are no python files?

[VictorBargains]

In this case I forgot I was in a parent folder so I needed to do /add backend/*.py instead. What I would expect is that it doesn’t even ask to create a file with a wildcard because that is never possible. Second best case would be to catch the error so it just keeps the session alive even if that operation does nothing. On May 16, 2024, at 8:56 AM, paul-gauthier ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for trying aider and filing this issue. When you run with --yes aider will answer yes to every question. Sometimes that will cause unexpected actions to occur. What are you trying to do? Why are you running with --yes and then typing /add *.py when there are no python files? —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[paul-gauthier]

Ah yes, you're right. Aider should catch the OSError.

FYI, on non-Windows, you can make files with wildcards in their names.

[paul-gauthier]

Aider fixed this issue. The change is available in the main branch. You can get it by installing the latest version from github:

python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider.git

If you have a chance to try it, let me know if it works better for you.