Invalid Automation but can't spot the problem

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  1. My wife always forgets to turn off one particular light when she leaves the house. I’d like to turn that light off when she leaves, but only 8AM-6PM, M-F. Something’s screwy in my code (in the condition section, I’m pretty sure), but I need help spotting it.

  2. Is there a good resource for helping beginners learn the basics of YAML formatting? The initial spaces and minus signs are confusing the heck out of me.

    • alias: Turn off kitchen LEDs when wife leaves
      trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: device_tracker.wife_iphone
      from: ‘home’
      to: ‘not_home’
      condition:
      condition: and
      conditions:
      - condition: time
      after: ’08:00:00’
      before: ’18:00:00’
      - condition: time
      weekday:
      - mon
      - tue
      - wed
      - thu
      - fri
      action:
      service: homeassistant.turn_off
      entity_id: light.kitchen_uc_lights
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In the time condition, why do the ‘single quotes’ look odd? Maybe try changing those out. Otherwise it looks OK to me.

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It’s crazy that I looked at that code 100 times and couldn’t spot the problem – and you get it on the first try. That was it! It’s working now. Thank you!

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Using a linter in your text editor will help you spot most errors related to syntax. Alternatively you can use yamllint.com.

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You’re right. I had used that site earlier but had forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder.

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If you use a text editor such as Atom or Sublime Text I suggest downloading a linter that automatically lints your yaml files without manual intervention. :slight_smile:

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Holy cow! Doing that now!