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Why does my deployment build fail?

Short answer

Almost always because the build can't install or find something: a dependency that was never listed, a Python version mismatch, or a file path that only exists on your machine. The fix is to make dependencies explicit and remove machine-specific assumptions — which Snapdock's pre-flight flags for you in plain English before it deploys.

The full answer

Why it happens — and how to fix it.

A missing dependency

The code imports a package that isn't installed on the build. Snapdock auto-detects imports and names anything missing, so you don't decode a pip error.

A runtime mismatch

The code needs a different Python version or a system library. Snapdock detects the runtime your project needs instead of you pinning it by hand.

A machine-only path

AI-written code often hardcodes a Windows path or a file that only exists on your laptop. Snapdock flags these and fixes the Windows-to-Linux gotchas automatically.

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