bugfix/more-info-and-help-on-corrupt-file (#380)

* Add more details to err message on corrupt file * Remove extra "this" in message
AllenCellModeling · Feb 22, 2022 · a7e3592 · a7e3592
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diff --git a/aicsimageio/aics_image.py b/aicsimageio/aics_image.py
@@ -209,7 +209,13 @@ def determine_reader(image: types.ImageLike, **kwargs: Any) -> Type[Reader]:
                                 f"`pip install {installer}`. "
                                 f"See all known format extensions and their "
                                 f"extra install name with "
-                                f"`aicsimageio.formats.FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATIONS`."
+                                f"`aicsimageio.formats.FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATIONS`. "
+                                f"If the extra dependency is already installed this "
+                                f"error may have raised because the file is "
+                                f"corrupt or similar issue. For potentially more "
+                                f"information and to help debug, try loading the file "
+                                f"directly with the desired file format reader "
+                                f"instead of with the AICSImage object."
                             ),
                         )
                     else: