FAQ

Why do I get an error for database lock?

By default, LineaPy uses SQLite for artifact store, which keeps the package light and simple. However, SQLite has several limitations, one of which is that it does not support multiple concurrent writes to a database (it will result in a database lock). Such concurrent writes to a database can happen, for instance, when multiple scripts or notebook sessions are running at the same time. If your SQLite is locked, you can unlock it by terminating the exact process locking the file. Specifically, navigate to your home directory and run:

$ fuser .lineapy/db.sqlite

which will list process ID(s) connecting to the database, like so:

.lineapy/db.sqlite: 78638

You can then terminate the troublesome process(es) with:

$ kill 78638

which will unlock the database.

Warning

Be cautious about terminating a process as it may result in loss of ongoing work. For instance, if your notebook involved heavy computation and the database got locked while storing the result as an artifact, you may consider storing it in a different form (e.g., a Parquet file) before terminating the notebook’s process.

If database locking is a persisting issue in your usage, we recommend you use a more robust database such as PostgreSQL, for which relevant instructions can be found here.

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Why do I get “No context set” error?

When trying to use LineaPy, you may run into RuntimeError: No context set error, such as the following:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RuntimeError                              Traceback (most recent call last)
/tmp/ipykernel_101389/3008679649.py in <module>
    8     y = pd.read_sql("select * from test", conn)
    9
---> 10 art = lineapy.save(y, "y")
    11 print(art.code)

~/linea-dev/lineapy/lineapy/api/api.py in save(reference, name)
    40         information we have stored about the artifact (value, version), and other automation capabilities, such as `to_airflow`.
    41     """
---> 42     execution_context = get_context()
    43     executor = execution_context.executor
    44     db = executor.db

~/linea-dev/lineapy/lineapy/execution/context.py in get_context()
    87 def get_context() -> ExecutionContext:
    88     if not _current_context:
---> 89         raise RuntimeError("No context set")
    90
    91     return _current_context

RuntimeError: No context set

This could be because you are running vanilla Jupyter, e.g., launching Jupyter server with $ jupyter notebook. Instead, you should launch with $ lineapy jupyter notebook (or $ lineapy jupyter lab if you are using Jupyter Lab), which automatically loads the LineaPy extension in the interactive shell application.

Similarly, for Python CLI, you should run $ lineapy python your_file.py rather than $ python your_file.py.