# Error while creating workspace for course-introductory-workshop

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/error-while-creating-workspace-for-course-introductory-workshop/15472>\
**Category:** Academy Support\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/error-while-creating-workspace-for-course-introductory-workshop/15472 "2026-04-29T08:48:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kashish.dua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@kashish.dua](https://forum.kx.com/u/kashish.dua)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/error-while-creating-workspace-for-course-introductory-workshop/15472/1 "2026-04-29T08:48:07Z")

</div>

Getting error on every fresh instance, I have already tried deleting and recreating

Missing table: trips

```auto
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
QError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[3], line 1
----> 1 get_ipython().run_cell_magic('q', '', 'system"cd ",.trn.nbdir:$["/"=first v;"";getenv[`HOME],"/"],v:first system "dirname \'",getenv[`JPY_SESSION_NAME],"\'"\n\\l scripts/loaddata.q\n')

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.13/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py:2593, in InteractiveShell.run_cell_magic(self, magic_name, line, cell)
   2591 with self.builtin_trap:
   2592 args = (magic_arg_s, cell)
-> 2593 result = fn(*args, **kwargs)
   2595 # The code below prevents the output from being displayed
   2596 # when using magics with decorator @output_can_be_silenced
   2597 # when the last Python token in the expression is a ';'.
   2598 if getattr(fn, magic.MAGIC_OUTPUT_CAN_BE_SILENCED, False):

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.13/site-packages/pykx/nbextension.py:181, in q(instructions, code)
    179 if save:
    180 print(f"Cell contents not saved to '{path}' due to error during execution/saving.")
--> 181 raise e
    182 finally:
    183 if issubclass(type(_q), kx.QConnection):

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.13/site-packages/pykx/nbextension.py:169, in q(instructions, code)
    167 if debug or kx.config.pykx_qdebug:
    168 print(r['trc'])
--> 169 raise kx.QError(r['res'].py().decode())
    170 else:
    171 display(r['res']) if displayRet else print(r['res'])

QError: ./.ipynb_checkpoints/par-checkpoint.txt

```

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lkerr2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.kx.com/lkerr2/32/57_2.png) [@lkerr2](https://forum.kx.com/u/lkerr2)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/error-while-creating-workspace-for-course-introductory-workshop/15472/2 "2026-04-29T09:32:39Z")

</div>

Hi,

Your server has been restarted and I am able to open the notebooks and run the first few lines without error. Can you check again?

Let me know if you're still having issues.

Laura

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kashish.dua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@kashish.dua](https://forum.kx.com/u/kashish.dua)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/error-while-creating-workspace-for-course-introductory-workshop/15472/3 "2026-04-29T15:46:21Z")

</div>

Working now, thanks.