chore: improve error message for tidy3d-extras

caseyflex · caseyflex · commit ade9dc02dbd6 · 2025-10-08T12:07:30.000-07:00
diff --git a/tidy3d/packaging.py b/tidy3d/packaging.py
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ def _fn(*args, **kwargs):
                         tidy3d_extras["use_local_subpixel"] = False
                         raise Tidy3dImportError(
                             "The package 'tidy3d-extras' did not initialize correctly, "
-                            "likely due to an invalid API key."
+                            "likely due to an invalid API key. To suppress this error, "
+                            "you can set 'config.use_local_subpixel=False'."
                         )
 
                     if version != __version__:

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ def _fn(args, *kwargs):`
`216`	`216`	`tidy3d_extras["use_local_subpixel"] = False`
`217`	`217`	`raise Tidy3dImportError(`
`218`	`218`	`"The package 'tidy3d-extras' did not initialize correctly, "`
`219`		`- "likely due to an invalid API key."`
	`219`	`+ "likely due to an invalid API key. To suppress this error, "`
	`220`	`+ "you can set 'config.use_local_subpixel=False'."`
`220`	`221`	`)`
`221`	`222`
`222`	`223`	`if version != __version__:`