hatchling better error message for missing build hook

Author: gaborbernatCreated Jan 30, 2024Updated Jul 14, 2026

Currently, this is the error message:

[2024-01-30T05:01:48.201Z]             File "/tmp/pip-build-env-1oyn1dg3/overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/hatchling/builders/hooks/custom.py", line 33, in __new__
[2024-01-30T05:01:48.201Z]               raise OSError(message)
[2024-01-30T05:01:48.201Z]           OSError: Build script does not exist: hatch_build.py

It would be nice if the message contains the path is looking into, and what files are found there. This is especially in the CI failures would be very helpful.

OSError: Build script does not exist: hatch_build.py inside tmp/pip-build-env-1oyn1dg3/magic found pyproject.toml, src, tests

Source: pypa/hatch

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