KeyError: 'name' on startup

W1CDN commented

2026-08-10 01:29:36 +00:00

Hi Ian.

I attempted to first upgrade my install (nginx), and then started from a clean git clone / follow https://git.ianrenton.com/ian/spothole/src/branch/main/docs/running.md, but I am running into this KeyError. From what I can tell, there used to be a name field (there was in my old config) but now it is gone--is that related?

Thanks for any ideas, it's likely something silly on my end.
Thanks,
Matt

Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 337.
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: Stopped spothole.service - Spothole.
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole.
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 11, in <module>
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:     from core.config import config, SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN, LOG_LEVEL
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/core/config.py", line 30, in <module>
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:     WEB_UI_OPTIONS["spot-providers-enabled-by-default"] = [p["name"] for p in config["spot-providers"] if p["enabled"] and (
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/core/config.py", line 30, in <listcomp>
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:     WEB_UI_OPTIONS["spot-providers-enabled-by-default"] = [p["name"] for p in config["spot-providers"] if p["enabled"] and (
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]:                                                            ~^^^^^^^^
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: KeyError: 'name'
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Hi Ian. I attempted to first upgrade my install (nginx), and then started from a clean `git clone` / follow https://git.ianrenton.com/ian/spothole/src/branch/main/docs/running.md, but I am running into this `KeyError`. From what I can tell, there used to be a `name` field (there was in my old config) but now it is gone--is that related? Thanks for any ideas, it's likely something silly on my end. Thanks, Matt ``` Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 337. Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: Stopped spothole.service - Spothole. Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole. Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: Traceback (most recent call last): Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 11, in <module> Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: from core.config import config, SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN, LOG_LEVEL Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: File "/home/matt/spothole/core/config.py", line 30, in <module> Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: WEB_UI_OPTIONS["spot-providers-enabled-by-default"] = [p["name"] for p in config["spot-providers"] if p["enabled"] and ( Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: File "/home/matt/spothole/core/config.py", line 30, in <listcomp> Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: WEB_UI_OPTIONS["spot-providers-enabled-by-default"] = [p["name"] for p in config["spot-providers"] if p["enabled"] and ( Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: ~^^^^^^^^ Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net python[3068307]: KeyError: 'name' Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Aug 09 20:25:07 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. ```

ian referenced this issue from a commit

2026-08-10 05:06:37 +00:00

Fix an issue where "spot providers enabled by default" was still being fetched through WEB_UI_OPTIONS on a path that required spot providers to have a "name" field in *config* rather than at runtime. Closes #124

ian closed this issue

2026-08-10 05:06:37 +00:00

ian commented

2026-08-10 05:07:47 +00:00

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Sorry about that! I really should nuke my config.yml and start from scratch more often.

This should now be fixed, please pull the latest code and have another try.

Sorry about that! I really should nuke my config.yml and start from scratch more often. This should now be fixed, please pull the latest code and have another try.

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2026-08-10 05:07:54 +00:00

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W1CDN commented

2026-08-10 23:48:00 +00:00

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Thanks Ian!

I tried again (from scratch) and I am getting a different error. If it helps, I am running Python 3.11.2.

Aug 10 18:39:54 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole.
Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Starting...
Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : This is Spothole version 1.5. This instance is run by N0CALL.
Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Downloading Country-files.com cty.plist...
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Downloading dxcc.json...
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 110, in <module>
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:     spot_providers.append(get_spot_provider_from_config(entry))
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 62, in get_spot_provider_from_config
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:     module = importlib.import_module('spotproviders.' + config_providers_entry["class"].lower())
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:     return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1206, in _gcd_import
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1178, in _find_and_load
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1149, in _find_and_load_unlocked
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 690, in _load_unlocked
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 936, in exec_module
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1074, in get_code
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1004, in source_to_code
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spotproviders/gma.py", line 106
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:     f"HTTP {ref_response.status_code} when looking up GMA ref {source_spot["REF"]}")
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]:                                                                             ^^^
Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: SyntaxError: f-string: unmatched '['
Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Consumed 3.517s CPU time.

This seems like a nested quotes thing. But if I try to fix that with

elif not ref_response.from_cache:
                            if not ref_response.ok:
                                logging.warning(
                                    f"HTTP {ref_response.status_code} when looking up GMA ref {source_spot['REF']}")
                            else:
                                logging.warning(
                                    f"GMA API returned a malformed response when looking up ref {source_spot['REF']}")

Then I end up with the one below, and I'm not sure whether I should keep trying to fix something that is running for you.

Aug 10 18:45:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole.
Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Starting...
Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : This is Spothole version 1.5. This instance is run by N0CALL.
Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Downloading Country-files.com cty.plist...
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Downloading dxcc.json...
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: WARNING : GMA spot provider configured but no api key was provided, this API will not be queried.
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 110, in <module>
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:     spot_providers.append(get_spot_provider_from_config(entry))
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 64, in get_spot_provider_from_config
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:     return provider_class(config_providers_entry)
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:   File "/home/matt/spothole/spotproviders/rbn.py", line 28, in __init__
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:     self._port = provider_config["port"]
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]:                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: KeyError: 'port'
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Consumed 3.560s CPU time.

Thanks Ian! I tried again (from scratch) and I am getting a different error. If it helps, I am running Python 3.11.2. ``` Aug 10 18:39:54 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole. Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Starting... Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : This is Spothole version 1.5. This instance is run by N0CALL. Aug 10 18:39:56 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Downloading Country-files.com cty.plist... Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: INFO : Downloading dxcc.json... Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: Traceback (most recent call last): Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 110, in <module> Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: spot_providers.append(get_spot_provider_from_config(entry)) Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 62, in get_spot_provider_from_config Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: module = importlib.import_module('spotproviders.' + config_providers_entry["class"].lower()) Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "/usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1206, in _gcd_import Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1178, in _find_and_load Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1149, in _find_and_load_unlocked Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 690, in _load_unlocked Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 936, in exec_module Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1074, in get_code Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1004, in source_to_code Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spotproviders/gma.py", line 106 Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: f"HTTP {ref_response.status_code} when looking up GMA ref {source_spot["REF"]}") Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: ^^^ Aug 10 18:39:57 amiok.net python[3210458]: SyntaxError: f-string: unmatched '[' Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Aug 10 18:39:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Consumed 3.517s CPU time. ``` This seems like a nested quotes thing. But if I try to fix that with ``` elif not ref_response.from_cache: if not ref_response.ok: logging.warning( f"HTTP {ref_response.status_code} when looking up GMA ref {source_spot['REF']}") else: logging.warning( f"GMA API returned a malformed response when looking up ref {source_spot['REF']}") ``` Then I end up with the one below, and I'm not sure whether I should keep trying to fix something that is running for you. ``` Aug 10 18:45:58 amiok.net systemd[1]: Started spothole.service - Spothole. Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Starting... Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : This is Spothole version 1.5. This instance is run by N0CALL. Aug 10 18:45:59 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Downloading Country-files.com cty.plist... Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: INFO : Downloading dxcc.json... Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: WARNING : GMA spot provider configured but no api key was provided, this API will not be queried. Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: Traceback (most recent call last): Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 110, in <module> Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: spot_providers.append(get_spot_provider_from_config(entry)) Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spothole.py", line 64, in get_spot_provider_from_config Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: return provider_class(config_providers_entry) Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: File "/home/matt/spothole/spotproviders/rbn.py", line 28, in __init__ Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: self._port = provider_config["port"] Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^ Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net python[3211148]: KeyError: 'port' Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Aug 10 18:46:01 amiok.net systemd[1]: spothole.service: Consumed 3.560s CPU time. ```

ian referenced this issue from a commit

2026-08-11 04:50:00 +00:00

Fix another config-example.yml typo and switch some quotes for compatibility with python 3.11 #124

ian commented

2026-08-11 04:52:35 +00:00

Owner

Thanks again for your patience...

The quotes thing is strange, I'm on Python 3.13 so I can only assume it's a change between those versions. I've copied your approach so hopefully that will allow it to work properly in 3.11.

The provider_config["port"] error was a one-character typo in config: 4808ed1882 (diff-d0b18c8a8e)

v1.5.2 out now!

Thanks again for your patience... The quotes thing is strange, I'm on Python 3.13 so I can only assume it's a change between those versions. I've copied your approach so hopefully that will allow it to work properly in 3.11. The `provider_config["port"]` error was a one-character typo in config: https://git.ianrenton.com/ian/spothole/commit/4808ed1882c8158e9f107fd679330c209e66e8b1#diff-d0b18c8a8ec1e89227520ff528b0009b09fd4840 v1.5.2 out now!

W1CDN commented

2026-08-12 01:26:31 +00:00

Author

Thank you, it's working now!

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KeyError: 'name' on startup #124