# Python Notebook Modify results in Cursor Automatically Deleting a File

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/python-notebook-modify-results-in-cursor-automatically-deleting-a-file/126959>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/python-notebook-modify-results-in-cursor-automatically-deleting-a-file/126959 "2025-08-07T20:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Aubuchon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/chris_aubuchon/32/75282_2.png) [@Chris\_Aubuchon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Chris_Aubuchon)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/python-notebook-modify-results-in-cursor-automatically-deleting-a-file/126959/1 "2025-08-07T20:31:30Z")

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### Describe the Bug

Interacting with a python notebook in a uv venv.

Cursor asked to break down a long cell so readers can execute examples in a more granular way.

It decides to just delete the file.

### Steps to Reproduce

repo  
uv  
install jupyter  
create notebook  
put a ton of text into a cell and as cursor to break that into multiple cells

### Expected Behavior

breaks the cell (long) into multiple cells (short)

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![Screenshot 2025-08-07 at 1.28.41 PM.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/8/9/893a0f69c027ae2a51c7cf9e72c4614eb258bbef.png)

### Operating System

MacOS

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.4.2  
VSCode Version: 1.99.3  
Commit: 07aa3b4519da4feab4761c58da3eeedd253a1670  
Date: 2025-08-06T19:23:39.081Z (1 day ago)  
Electron: 34.5.1  
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210  
Node.js: 20.19.0  
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0  
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/python-notebook-modify-results-in-cursor-automatically-deleting-a-file/126959/2 "2025-08-08T03:32:36Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. Which model are you using? Also, could you share the request ID? First, you’ll need to disable privacy mode.

> **[Cursor – Getting a Request ID](https://docs.cursor.com/en/troubleshooting/request-reporting)**
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> Find request IDs for technical support

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/python-notebook-modify-results-in-cursor-automatically-deleting-a-file/126959/3 "2025-08-30T03:32:41Z")

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Closed on August 30, 2025, 3:32am UTC

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