Setting the value of a helper in a Python script deletes the Helper's (friendly) "name"

[koying (Chris B)]

You should include the attributes in your set, or you are basically removing them.

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How to manually set state/value of sensor?

For what it’s worth, I have been hunting for a solution to this problem and I finally decided to make a small script: # python_scripts/set_state.py #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Set the state or other attributes for the entity specified in the Automation Action #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- inputEntity = data.get('entity_id') inputStateObject = hass.st…