Deserialization error detected for profiles.default

[Alexzander-Stone]

Asked by plnkerxd on Discord (#dev-discussions):

{
"Error": "Unexpected error: profiles.default: DeserializationError at line 5 column 16"
}

anyone face this error in aptos CLI when publishing contracts?

[Alexzander-Stone]

It appears that one of the configuration files for your profile has an incorrect format.
I recommend checking the structure of file .aptos/config.yaml, if it exists within your workspace.

Importantly: Please do not post your .aptos/config.yaml, as it will contain private keys. Better safe than sorry, even if the profiles are only being used for development (for now).

Additionally, are the other Aptos CLI commands working within your package?
e.g. aptos move compile