Hey there! I totally get why this random info message would confuse you—especially when your code works perfectly fine. Let's walk through what's going on, whether you can ignore it, and how to fix it if it's bugging you.

1. Can you safely ignore this message? #

Absolutely! This is just an INFO-level log (not an error or warning) from the py-solc-x library (the solcx you're using) during the install_solc step. Your contract deploys, updates, and interacts exactly as expected, which means the core solc compiler installation and functionality are working correctly. The message is just the library looking for some optional auxiliary files that don't exist for your Windows setup, but that lack doesn't impact any critical features.

2. Fixes to get rid of the message #

If you want to make the message disappear, try these solutions:

• Upgrade the py-solc-x library
  This issue might have been fixed in newer versions. Run this command in your terminal:

  pip install --upgrade py-solc-x
  

• Manually specify the solc path
  Download the solc 0.6.0 binary for Windows from the Solidity official releases, save it somewhere in your project (like a dedicated solc folder), then tell solcx exactly where it is instead of using install_solc:

  from solcx import set_solc_version, compile_standard
  
  # Replace the path with where you saved your solc binary
  set_solc_version("0.6.0", solc_path="./solc/solc-windows-amd64-v0.6.0.exe")
  

• Suppress INFO-level logs
  If you don't care about any info logs from libraries, add this at the very top of your deploy.py file to only show warnings and errors:

  import logging
  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
  

3. Will this cause problems later? #

Unlikely. Since your code is fully functional now, this message is just a minor hiccup in the library's installation script—not a sign of underlying issues. If you run into actual errors later (like compilation failures, deployment timeouts, etc.), you can troubleshoot then, but this info message won't be the cause.

As for why the FreeCodeCamp tutorial didn't show this: it's probably because they used a different operating system (Linux/macOS) or an older version of py-solc-x where this log message wasn't present. Windows environments sometimes have small differences in how file paths and library scripts behave.

Don't stress too much about this—you're doing great getting your first contract up and running!

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Anne CHRETIEN