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Installation error

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

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Reproduce the failure with the Homebrew-installed Datasette 0.65.1 and the datasette install datasette-plot command; the issue names no repository files or tests. Establish what successful installation should do when Datasette lacks a RECORD file, then verify the resolution using the same command.

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Description

I get an error trying to install this plugin.

I installed datasette via brew:

> brew info datasette
Warning: Treating datasette as a formula. For the cask, use homebrew/cask/datasette or specify the `--cask` flag. To silence this message, use the `--formula` flag.
==> datasette: stable 0.65.1 (bottled), HEAD
Open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data
https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/
Installed
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/datasette/0.65.1_3 (1,504 files, 14.5MB) *
  Poured from bottle using the formulae.brew.sh API on 2025-05-24 at 15:13:13
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/HEAD/Formula/d/datasette.rb
License: Apache-2.0

After datasette install datasette-plot:

...
Installing collected packages: datasette, datasette-plot
  Attempting uninstall: datasette
    Found existing installation: datasette 0.65.1
error: uninstall-no-record-file

× Cannot uninstall datasette 0.65.1
╰─> The package's contents are unknown: no RECORD file was found for datasette.

hint: The package was installed by brew. You should check if it can uninstall the package.
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