From aac45097ca64e52ba1a7c871fedfa2597efb6d54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Paul Gauthier (aider)" <aider@paulg.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:57:56 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Save empty dict to cache file on download failure

---
 aider/models.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aider/models.py b/aider/models.py
index 73ed42300..32f640675 100644
--- a/aider/models.py
+++ b/aider/models.py
@@ -754,10 +754,9 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
                     pass
         except Exception as ex:
             print(str(ex))
-        finally:
-            # Touch the cache file to update its mtime even if download failed
             try:
-                self.cache_file.touch()
+                # Save empty dict to cache file on failure
+                self.cache_file.write_text("{}")
             except OSError:
                 pass