Error after pyoxidizer run: "unexpected entry in distribution root directory: .DS_Store"

[paulmromer]

When I follow the instructions for Getting Started, Customizing Python and Packaging Behavior, with this line in the .bzl file uncommented

python_config.run_command = "import uuid; print(uuid.uuid4())"

I get the following error:

(.venv) -> pyoxidizer run
resolving 1 targets
resolving target install
resolving target exe
target Python distribution for aarch64-apple-darwin resolves to: https://github.com/indygreg/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20221220/cpython-3.9.16%2B20221220-aarch64-apple-darwin-pgo-full.tar.zst (sha256=a83812be1383194760c5afcf85c51c553ab5e97ff2047688ced7f99aa15edda1)
error[PYOXIDIZER_BUILD]: reading tar.zst distribution data
    
    Caused by:
        0: reading tar distribution data
        1: unexpected entry in distribution root directory: .DS_Store
      --> ./pyoxidizer.bzl:22:14
       |
    22 |     policy = dist.make_python_packaging_policy()
       |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ resolve_distribution
    
    
error: reading tar.zst distribution data

Caused by:
    0: reading tar distribution data
    1: unexpected entry in distribution root directory: .DS_Store

For different Python versions (3.9, 3.8), I tried making this change in the .bzl file:

    dist = default_python_distribution(
        flavor = 'standalone', build_target = 'aarch64-apple-darwin', 
        python_version = '3.8'
    )

The first time I run the pyoxidizer run command with a new Python version, it works, but when I try a second time I get the .DS_Store error.

I've tried deleting any instances of the .DS_Store file from the directory for the app but this does not resolve the issue. I don't know which directory is the distribution root directory.

[smammy]

Per this post, running pyoxidizer cache-clear lets you run pyoxidizer run again. It removes ~/Library/Caches/pyoxidizer, which indeed contains several .DS_Store files after a run. No idea why they're being created, but find ~/Library/Caches/pyoxidizer -name .DS_Store -delete gets rid of them.

[bm777]

it works: pyoxidizer cache-clear

[smammy]

it works: pyoxidizer cache-clear

Sure, but then PyOxidizer has to re-download and re-build its entire toolchain. Just removing the .DS_Store files is fast and doesn't blow away the toolchain.