kedro pipeline create <package_name> stop working in 0.16.6 version

Description

I am trying to create a modular pipeline following this and when I run kedro pipeline create my_package_name I am getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/bin/kedro", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/kedro/framework/cli/cli.py", line 725, in main
    cli_collection()
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 829, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 782, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/kedro/framework/cli/pipeline.py", line 104, in create_pipeline
    package_dir = _get_project_package_dir(context)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/kedro/framework/cli/pipeline.py", line 503, in _get_project_package_dir
    project_package = import_module(context.package_name)
  File "/Users/hector_lopez/anaconda3/envs/acube/lib/python3.7/site-packages/kedro/framework/context/context.py", line 298, in package_name
    return self.static_data["package_name"]
KeyError: 'package_name'

Context

This works in kedro 0.16.4. If I downgrade my kedro version it will do the job. Is there any reason for this change?

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install kedro 0.16.6
2. Create a kedro project
3. Run kedro pipeline create <package_name>

Expected Result

Not having an error

Actual Result

An error

Your Environment

Include as many relevant details about the environment in which you experienced the bug:

• Kedro version used: kedro, version 0.16.6
• Python version used: Python 3.7.0
• Operating system and version: macOS Caralina 10.15.7

[yetudada]

Hi @hec10r! It looks like you understood why you had this challenge. We’re going to close this issue but do feel free to re-open it, if required.

[lorenabalan]

Hi @hec10r, sadly I’ve not been able to reproduce the issue. I’ve generated a project with 0.16.4, and kedro pipeline create worked with all of 0.16.4, 0.16.5, 0.16.6 versions. kedro pipeline create also works in a project generated with 0.16.6, with 0.16.6 installed.

What I think is causing more of the confusion is the way we load starters, if that’s what you’ve used in testing - then I got the same error you mentioned in the comment above.

kedro new --starter pandas-iris

This now maps the version of the starter with the version of kedro installed locally. In older versions though, this was fetching the latest master version of the starter, which wasn’t guaranteed to work - particularly with older versions of kedro. To make it more robust I recommend running

kedro new --starter pandas-iris --checkout 0.16.4