Unable to create Date and/or time helper

[Steveuk]

Hi guys i’ve been trying to setup a input_datetime helper but it is greyed out in the UI menu.
i know i need the default_config: in my configuration.yaml file which has always been there so then i added input_datetime: in my config file also but it’s still greyed out and i’m getting the following error when rebooting…

Logger: homeassistant.setup
Source: components/input_datetime/__init__.py:217
First occurred: 22:25:35 (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 22:25:35

Error during setup of component input_datetime
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/setup.py", line 255, in _async_setup_component
    result = await task
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/input_datetime/__init__.py", line 125, in async_setup
    await yaml_collection.async_load(
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/collection.py", line 184, in async_load
    await self.notify_changes(change_sets)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/collection.py", line 141, in notify_changes
    await asyncio.gather(
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/collection.py", line 370, in _collection_changed
    for entity in await asyncio.gather(
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/collection.py", line 336, in _add_entity
    entities[change_set.item_id] = create_entity(change_set.item)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/input_datetime/__init__.py", line 234, in from_yaml
    input_dt = cls(config)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/input_datetime/__init__.py", line 217, in __init__
    current_datetime = py_datetime.datetime.combine(
TypeError: combine() argument 2 must be datetime.time, not None

These errors are because i’ve added a input_datetime: into a package yaml file.
I’ve since read i may have a old file in my .storage folder causing a conflict but i can’t see anything in there.
Has anyone any ideas i could try
Thanks

[123 (Taras)]

@Steveuk

i added input_datetime: in my config file

If you are not using default_config then, minimally, input_datetime: needs to be included in configuration.yaml (and Home Assistant restarted in order to detect the changes) so that the associated Helper becomes accessible.

Tip: default_config contains a lot!

I don’t use default_config because I don’t want ssdp and zeroconf to monitor and report devices it might find (or logbook, history, and updater). The consequences of this decision can be quite impactful. default_config is shorthand for a lot of other options. For example, if you overlook to include input_boolean, input_text, etc then the Helpers feature will be unusable. Case in point, if you only add this to configuration.yaml: input_text: input_datetime: input_boolean: Then this is how t…

If that fails to fix it then there might be some sort of confusion involving the reference to input_datetime in the package. Try running it without the package and see if that improves anything.

[Steveuk]

Thanks for the help i’ve just cut out the input_datetime: section from the package file and pasted directly into the configuration.yaml file but it’s still the same after restarting unfortunately.
I’m at a total loss with it as it should be working.

[123 (Taras)]

Why not just put default_config: back into configuration.yaml? Or is that still there also?

(Sorry, it’s getting hard to track what is/isn’t present)

[Steveuk]

Yeah I’ve put it back in as loads of things stopped loading when I took it out.
So now when it boots I’m getting the same error for default_config and input_datetime