TypeError: a string or stream input is required

[camfoy]

I am getting a strange error when opening my dbt repo in a Dev Container. Note that my dbt configs work perfectly fine before installing Power User for dbt Core. Only after installing the extension do I start getting dbt errors.

If I click on the error, I'm just taken to the dbt_project.yml. It was correct and working before the Power User install, but now it looks like this everywhere, and every red line just tells me this upon hovering over it: "dbt configuration is invalid : a string or stream input is required".

I've had no luck searching up this error online for the past two days. My container works without the extension, but I want the extension installed to help newer users (or generally users other than me) at my company. Does anyone know what's happening here?

[anandgupta42]

Hey @camfoy

We need help replicating the issue. Can you please go ahead and file a bug report with instructions on how it can be replicated?

[felixs7]

I am getting the same issue. This also appears when just copying a previously working dbt_project.yml file.

[anandgupta42]

Can you please go ahead and file a bug report with instructions on how it can be replicated?

[kyleburke-meq]

Was there an issue open for this? I am getting the same error

[mdesmet]

Is it possible to provide a full stacktrace by using this Python file and running following code:

from dbt_core_integration import *

project = DbtProject(project_dir="<your project dir>", profiles_dir="<your profiles dir>", target_path="<your target path>")

project.init_project()

[alittlesliceoftom]

Getting the same issue.

[alittlesliceoftom]

Well similar:

"Error while compiling: dbt configuration is invalid : a string or stream input is required"

[anandgupta42]

@alittlesliceoftom Can you run the python file mentioned here and share the result with us?

[anandgupta42]

@camfoy, @alittlesliceoftom, @kyleburke-meq, @felixs7, could you please provide the version of dbt core you are using when encountering this issue?

[kyleburke-meq]

For me it was on 0.44.1. I downgraded to 0.43.3 and it works now.

[anandgupta42]

@kyleburke-meq What is the version of dbt core you are using?

[kyleburke-meq]

@anandgupta42 1.4.5

[yvetteyuan23]

experiencing the same issue with 1.2.2

[anandgupta42]

We have just released a fix. Please update to version 0.44.3 and confirm if the issue is resolved.

[kyleburke-meq]

This appears to work for me. Do you mind explaining what the issue was or point to the PR that fixed it?

[felixs7]

This works, thanks for fixing!