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no such file or directory: .dbt

I created a virtual environent using anaconda. When I check the version inside my environment using

pip3 —version

it is Python 3.10.6.

Then I installed dbt like this:

pip3 install dbt-snowflake

While doing so, I was in my home directory.

However, now when I try to access the profiles or dbt folder, I am unable to do so.

(env-name) username@XI688 ~ % cd .dbt

(env-name) username@XI688 ~ % cd ~/.dbt/
(env-name) username@XI688 ~ % cd ~/.dbt

However, I keep getting errors:

cd: no such file or directory: /Users/username/.dbt/

Meanwhile, if I check the

dbt —version

I get this

Core:
  - installed: 1.2.1
  - latest:    1.2.1 - Up to date!

Plugins:
  - snowflake: 1.2.0 - Up to date!

What am I doing wrong? How can I access the dbt folder?

I also tried the same commands without a virtual environment but the results were the same. Also tried installing dbt with brew.

Solution

  • You need to run dbt init to create ~/.dbt/profiles.yml, as well as your dbt project folder, which will contain the code for your data transformations.

    Docs are here