From fd2f0ffbcd93176811ccc6fc0897b67f6bc570f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Willison <swillison@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 17:25:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Better error on llm templates show, closes #1053

---
 llm/cli.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/llm/cli.py b/llm/cli.py
index 9abb7ab..5dd0ca9 100644
--- a/llm/cli.py
+++ b/llm/cli.py
@@ -2303,7 +2303,10 @@ def templates_list():
 @click.argument("name")
 def templates_show(name):
     "Show the specified prompt template"
-    template = load_template(name)
+    try:
+        template = load_template(name)
+    except LoadTemplateError:
+        raise click.ClickException(f"Template '{name}' not found or invalid")
     click.echo(
         yaml.dump(
             dict((k, v) for k, v in template.model_dump().items() if v is not None),