nf-core modules install command hanging

[dcrp1234]

Description of the bug

Having issues installing modules from nf-core

Command used:

nf-core modules install busco/busco

output:

                                          ,--./,-.
          ___     __   __   __   ___     /,-._.--~\ 
    |\ | |__  __ /  ` /  \ |__) |__         }  {
    | \| |       \__, \__/ |  \ |___     \`-._,-`-,
                                          `._,._,'

    nf-core/tools version 3.5.0 - https://nf-co.re
    There is a new version of nf-core/tools available! (3.5.1)


INFO     The 'modules.json' file is not up to date. Recreating the 'modules.json'     
         file.                                                                        
^C
Aborted.

Hangs at this stage for hours. No modules.json file created. Tried it in a different folder and works file. Made minor changes to downloaded modules, patch command behaving the same way.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Please feel free to relabel issue.

Command used and terminal output

nf-core modules install busco/busco

System information

Linux, Ubuntu 22.04.5
nf-core version: 3.5.0
Nextflow version: 25.10.2
Executor: slurm
nf-core/tools

[mashehu]

can you try with the current dev version (`pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/nf-core/tools.git@dev)?

[dcrp1234]

Hello, I'm sorry I forgot to update the issue, my modules.json was not getting created, cleaning cache and reinstalling modules using slurm worked. I am using pixi to create the environment and run nf-core, its still a bit slow, what would be the pixi alternative to the command you provided?

Thank you for the reply and the tool!

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[mashehu]

sorry, didn't see your reply. the most straight forward way would be pixi run pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/nf-core/tools.git@dev, or you could add the dev version a the dependency in your toml file.

[dcrp1234]

Thanks for the reply!
I have been running nf-core modules without sbatch or on the head node seems to be working fine.