# Error when running a text classification task **URL:** \ **Category:** 🤗AutoTrain\ **Created:** [April 22, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051 "2024-04-22T07:57:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![baptle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@baptle](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/baptle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/1 "2024-04-22T07:57:52Z")
Hello, I am running a simple text classification task in three classes. My dataset has the correct format for this task: two columns (text, target). Both are containing string format data. My dataset seems to be valid and I already performed this task few weeks ago and every thing was working well. Now I get this error: > File “/app/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/autotrain/preprocessor/text.py”, line 83, in prepare > train\_df[:, “autotrain\_label”] = train\_df[“autotrain\_label”].astype(str) > File “/app/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py”, line 4311, in **setitem** > self.\_set\_item(key, value) > File “/app/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py”, line 4527, in \_set\_item > key in self.columns > File “/app/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py”, line 5358, in **contains** > hash(key) > TypeError: unhashable type: ‘slice’ I feed the Auto Train with a .csv file. I tried several times several days and all I get is this error. The data is like below: > text,target > Global Stocks and Commodities Rally on First Trading Day of 2010,positive > Dollar Slumps Amid Worldwide Manufacturing Improvement,indecisive > …,… Thank your very much for any help! ---
**Author:** ![abhishek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/abhishek/32/32360_2.png) [@abhishek](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/abhishek)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/2 "2024-04-22T08:09:40Z")
looks like your csv is not formatted properly. you can either format it properly (using pandas) or use jsonl format too. ---
**Author:** ![baptle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@baptle](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/baptle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/3 "2024-04-22T08:34:27Z")
Thanks for your answer. I follow exactly the guidelines provided here [https://huggingface.co/docs/autotrain/text\_classification#columns](https://huggingface.co/docs/autotrain/text_classification#columns). My dataset is containing two columns: text and target. Both are string type. It already worked few weeks ago with the exact same dataset. Can it be a huggingface library new version error? ---
**Author:** ![baptle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@baptle](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/baptle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/4 "2024-04-22T08:50:19Z")
To provide more insights about the situation. When using the autotrain-advanced library the fine-tuning runs correctly. When using the web interface I get this error. It seems that it comes from a recent update on the huggingface’s side. ---
**Author:** ![abhishek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/abhishek/32/32360_2.png) [@abhishek](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/abhishek)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/5 "2024-04-22T09:01:44Z")
can you share the dataset on [autotrain@hf.co](mailto:autotrain@hf.co)? ---
**Author:** ![baptle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@baptle](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/baptle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/6 "2024-04-22T11:56:04Z")
I just sent it. ---
**Author:** ![Adilmar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/adilmar/32/52970_2.png) [@Adilmar](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/Adilmar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/7 "2024-04-22T14:48:40Z")
Same error, I even published it a few days ago, some lib in the container seems to have broken the slice. ---
**Author:** ![abhishek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/abhishek/32/32360_2.png) [@abhishek](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/abhishek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/8 "2024-04-23T07:50:24Z")
fixed in v0.7.57+ ---
**Author:** ![Adilmar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/adilmar/32/52970_2.png) [@Adilmar](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/Adilmar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/9 "2024-04-23T11:05:40Z")
Where are the images from previous versions if I want to use them? ---
**Author:** ![baptle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@baptle](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/baptle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/error-when-running-a-text-classification-task/83051/10 "2024-04-23T11:21:45Z")
I think you can directly specify the pip image your want.