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(bug): Python Package RuntimeError: static does not exist #529

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Gitingest version

v0.3.1

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3.13

Bug description

PyPI package doesn't include static and server/templates, making running the server impossible without manually copying these folders to site-packages.

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conda create --name gitingest python=3.13 -y conda activate gitingest pip install gitingest[server] python -m server

Expected behavior

Gitingest is self-hosted via a PyPI package.

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Gitingest fails to self-host via a PyPI package.

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2025-09-11 15:00:00.000 | INFO | __main__:<module>:18 | Starting Gitingest server | {"host":"0.0.0.0","port":8000} Traceback (most recent call last):	File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main	File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\server\__main__.py", line 26, in <module>	uvicorn.run( "server.main:app",	...	log_config=None, # Disable uvicorn's default logging config	)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\main.py", line 580, in run server.run()	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\server.py", line 67, in run return asyncio.run(self.serve(sockets=sockets))	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\asyncio\runners.py", line 195, in run return runner.run(main)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\asyncio\runners.py", line 118, in run return self._loop.run_until_complete(task)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 725, in run_until_complete return future.result()	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\server.py", line 71, in serve	await self._serve(sockets)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\server.py", line 78, in _serve config.load()	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\config.py", line 436, in load	self.loaded_app = import_from_string(self.app)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\uvicorn\importer.py", line 19, in import_from_string	module = importlib.import_module(module_str)	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 88, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1026, in exec_module	File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\server\main.py", line 79, in <module>	app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=static_dir), name="static")	File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\starlette\staticfiles.py", line 56, in __init__	raise RuntimeError(f"Directory '{directory}' does not exist") RuntimeError: Directory 'C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\gitingest\Lib\site-packages\static' does not exist

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