Clearer remote error messages

datalab-org · Aug 14, 2023 · 2170b02 · 2170b02
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commit 2170b02
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/pydatalab/pydatalab/remote_filesystems.py b/pydatalab/pydatalab/remote_filesystems.py
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ def _call_remote_tree(
         if stderr:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Remote tree process {command!r} returned: {stderr!r}")
 
-        return json.loads(stdout)
+        try:
+            return json.loads(stdout)
+        except Exception:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Remote tree process {command!r} returned: {stdout!r}")
 
     if hostname:
         LOGGER.debug(f"Calling remote {tree_command} on {directory_path}")