change error message to something more descriptive (All-Hands-AI#1790)

lineCode · May 15, 2024 · c604f8f · c604f8f
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diff --git a/opendevin/runtime/server/files.py b/opendevin/runtime/server/files.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ async def read_file(path, workdir, start=0, end=-1) -> Observation:
     try:
         whole_path = resolve_path(path, workdir)
     except PermissionError:
-        return ErrorObservation(f'Malformed paths not permitted: {path}')
+        return ErrorObservation(
+            f"You're not allowed to access this path: {path}. You can only access paths inside the workspace."
+        )
 
     try:
         with open(whole_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file: