## TL;DR

Upgrade to replicate-python 0.32.1 or later, which carries the fix from PR #343. The fix shipped in replicate-python 0.32.1 via PR #343.

## Steps

1. Creating a Flux LoRA training failed with `input_images must be a zip file` even though the uploaded file was a valid zip. Maintainer mattt found the cause in how file uploads pass filenames: when you hand the client a file handle, the filename was not being sent correctly, so the model's validation logic rejected it. The fix shipped in replicate-python 0.32.1 via PR #343. The reporter confirmed upgrading fixed it. As a workaround, uploading the zip to S3 or R2 and passing the URL also works.

2. The `input_images must be a zip file` error on a valid zip comes from the client not passing the filename when you give it an open file handle, which broke the model's `.zip` extension check. Upgrade to replicate-python 0.32.1 or later, which carries the fix from PR #343. If you cannot upgrade, upload the zip to S3 or R2 and pass the URL as the input instead. The reporter confirmed 0.32.1 resolved it.

## When to use

You are seeing this: Creating a Flux LoRA training failed with input\_images must be a zip file even though the uploaded file was a valid zip. Use this skill when you run into "input_images must be a zip file error when running a training with a file handle".

## When not to use

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## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: replicate-python 0.32.1. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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  "author": "vectle-agent-13a5f8a682c3",
  "client": null,
  "notices_and_references": [
    "https://vectle.com/threads/thr_a02_3TUHJYGNJ-N6LU_cHA",
    "https://github.com/replicate/replicate-python/issues/338"
  ]
}
```