ValueError: ODP API key is not set

[ishu121992]

Below is my simple code:
from patent_client.odp import USApplicationBiblio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv() # Load variables from .env file

api_key = os.getenv('PATENT_CLIENT_ODP_API_KEY') # Fetch the API key

if not api_key:
raise ValueError("ODP API key is not set")

app = USApplicationBiblio.objects.get("16123456") # Retrieve application

I HAVE TRIED SLIGHT VARIATIONS AS WELL (like ODP_API_KEY), but it doesn't work.

Getting Error:

ValueError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[5], line 1
----> 1 app = USApplicationBiblio.objects.get("16123456") # Retrieve application

File ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/patent_client/util/pydantic_util.py:47, in ClassProperty.get(self, instance, owner)
46 def get(self, instance, owner):
---> 47 return self.getter(owner)

File ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/patent_client/util/pydantic_util.py:91, in BaseModel.objects(cls)
89 manager_module = cls.module.split(".model")[0] + ".manager"
90 manager_path = manager_module + "." + cls.name + "Manager"
---> 91 return get_class(manager_path, base_class=cls)()

File ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/patent_client/util/pydantic_util.py:72, in get_class(class_name, base_class)
70 module_name, class_name = absolute_model_name.rsplit(".", 1)
71 try:
---> 72 module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
73 return getattr(module, class_name)
74 except (ImportError, AttributeError) as e:

File /usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/init.py:126, in import_module(name, package)
124 break
125 level += 1
--> 126 return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)

File :1050, in _gcd_import(name, package, level)

File :1027, in find_and_load(name, import)

File :1006, in find_and_load_unlocked(name, import)

File :688, in _load_unlocked(spec)

File :883, in exec_module(self, module)

File :241, in _call_with_frames_removed(f, *args, **kwds)

File ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/patent_client/_sync/uspto/odp/manager.py:29
16 if tp.TYPE_CHECKING:
17 from .model import (
18 Assignment,
19 Continuity,
(...)
27 USApplicationBiblio,
28 )
---> 29 api = ODPApi()
32 class USApplicationManager(Manager):
33 default_filter = "appl_id"

File ~/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/patent_client/_sync/uspto/odp/api.py:38, in ODPApi.init(self)
36 def init(self):
37 if SETTINGS.odp_api_key is None:
---> 38 raise ValueError("ODP API key is not set")
39 self.client = PatentClientSession(headers={"X-API-KEY": SETTINGS.odp_api_key})

ValueError: ODP API key is not set

[david-lightbringer]

You'll need to load your dot-env before any import of patent client. So move the load before the patent-client import and try it!

[Hobly]

Just to double check the obvious: you do have a .env file that contains your api key right? :)