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Hello,

I am trying to retrieve data from a JSON API. It all works fine on my local machine but I need to import some stuff. The problem is that HA returns an error when I try to import. Is this restricted or maybe working in a diffrent way?

I’m not very experienced with Python but I know some basics.
This is my code:

from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
import json
req = Request("https://api.nanopool.org/v1/eth/reportedhashrate/[key]", headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'})
data = json.loads(urlopen(req).read().decode());
print(data['data'])

And this is the error HA returns:

2017-07-20 08:47:10 ERROR (Thread-7) [homeassistant.components.python_script.miner_hashrate.py] Error executing script: __import__ not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/srv/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/components/python_script.py", line 110, in execute
    exec(compiled.code, restricted_globals, local)
  File "miner_hashrate.py", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: __import__ not found

I hope someone can help me out!
Jorik

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python_script component doesn’t support import by design.

If you are implementing a (say) sensor, either use command_line_xxx or a custom component.

If this is for automation use appdaemon.

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I see. Thanks for the advice. I’m gonna look into appdaemon and give it another try.

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It is really bad behaviour. It will be really big and bad decision to not support imports =( Many people will not realise their needs without it. Please think again about import support.

Maybe you can make a user setting - use ‘sandboxed environment’ or not?

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Have you tried appdaemon? I’m still quite new to this community, but I expect it will give you a more complete python environment?

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Yes I’m now all into Appdaemon. It works great and I can improve my python skills at the same time.
I’m also using hassio now so the installation was really easy.

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How to install Appdaemon via Hassio - I don’t see it in the list..?

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It is not officially supported yet. Someone has made this available through his own repository. You can find it here: Repository: Few addons

Good luck!

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Can you please explain how you did it via Appdaemon. I have a similar script to your python script and get the same error as you do. If you could please detail the steps that you followed to achieve via Appdaemon.

Thanks.

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For case anyone hits this issue again.
I solved it by using it as a shell script:

shell_command:
  unify_ap_locate_on: python3 python_scripts/unify_ap_led_control.py
  unify_ap_locate_off: python3 python_scripts/unify_ap_led_control.py --off

or when you need to get values out of it:

sensor:
  - platform: command_line
    name: Meteostanice
    command: 'python3 python_scripts/meteo_scrape.py'
    json_attributes:
      - status
      - wind_direction
      - wind_speed
      - wind_gust
      - precipitation
      - temperature
      - humidity
      - pressure
      - exposure
      - dew_point
      - temperature_apparent
      - wind_direction_s
      - bio
      - clouds_lowest_point
      - fog
      - rain
    scan_interval: 60
    value_template: '{{ value_json.status }}'

Running HA on Linux-based OS inside Docker container.

Hope that helps someone.

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Sadly does not work as python is not installed on HA OS and I also can’t install it (apt command not found)

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You can add Python with

-apk update
-apk add python3

I cant remember was pip installed with python but you can add it with

-apk add py3-pip

And some notes that I struggled with

If you want add pandas

You have to first install numpy and pandas with apk then install it with pip

-apk add py3-numpy
-apk add py3-pandas
-pip3 install pandas

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Thank you, after trying to do this “the home assistant way” I ended up simply installing python and recreating my command line sensor again. I honestly do not understand why HA makes it so incredibly difficult to run a simple script and import the values as a sensor.

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Can you also share a snippet of the python? I’m interested on how you create the output.

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Hi you can use pyscript via HACS if you need to do imports in HA
I just trying to get it 100% working right now but is is running some scripts for me

https://hacs-pyscript.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference.html#importing