Issue with Deploying Discord Bot on Railway – ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'discord'

Question

Hello Railway Support Team,
I am trying to deploy my Python Discord bot on Railway, but I keep encountering the following recurring error in the logs:
``` ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'discord'```
Despite multiple attempts, this issue remains unresolved.
Here are the key details of my setup and what I have tried so far:
* My project’s main Python file is main.py, which imports the discord module.

* I have a requirements.txt file placed correctly at the root of the repository, containing:
```
py-cord==2.3.2
flask
werkzeug
gunicorn
```
(I am using py-cord instead of discord.py because I understand it is the actively maintained fork supporting import discord.)
I included a Procfile with the line:
``` worker: python main.py
```
* Locally, inside a fresh virtual environment, the bot runs perfectly when I install dependencies with this requirements.txt.
* However, in Railway deployment logs, I do not see any indication of the pip install -r requirements.txt command being run or of the dependencies being installed.
* The build logs indicate usage of Railway’s new build system (Railpack / uv), but it does not seem to install the Discord dependency, resulting in a crash with the missing module error.
* Attempts to force cache clear and redeploy did not fix the problem.
* Python version used is 3.11.13, specified either implicitly or in runtime.txt.
* This final error is blocking me from successfully running my Discord bot on Railway.
* Could you please advise why the dependencies, particularly py-cord, fail to install during build on Railway? Is there a known issue or additional build configuration needed to ensure that requirements.txt is processed correctly?
* Also, is it recommended to specify any extra build settings or to add any specific files (like pyproject.toml) for proper Python dependency management in Railway builds?

I would highly appreciate any guidance or troubleshooting steps, or if someone on the team can inspect my project’s build environment.