KeyError when I try to connect the Client

[akarri2001]

Hi! First, I would like to thank you for creating this library. I had a problem when I was trying to follow along with the README and I keep receiving a "KeyError" when I try to connect the notion Client.

I've included an image below. The token is for some test integration I made just for this purpose so I don't mind if anyone wants to experiment with it. I tried the code on Google Colab to ensure that the problem wasn't just my computer.

Any help would be appreciated!

Edit by ramnes: I modified the image to mask the secret token.

[Midnitte]

I believe you need TOKEN to be in quotations

from notion_client import Client
from notion_client.api_endpoints import DatabasesEndpoint
os.environ['NOTION_TOKEN'] = "secret_token_here"
notion = Client(auth=os.environ["NOTION_TOKEN"])

from pprint import pprint

list_of_users = notion.users.list()
pprint(list_of_users.json())```

[akarri2001]

Thank you!!! This helped out a lot!

[ramnes]

The idea is that you shouldn't hardcode a token, but use environment variables instead. You can read more on this here: https://12factor.net/config

In your situation, that means removing the TOKEN = ... line, adding quotes for os.environ["TOKEN"], and running your Python script with a TOKEN environment variable. If you're using Linux or macOS, you can do this with TOKEN=secret_... python myscript.py.

[akarri2001]

Thank you! I learned something new today :)

[aahnik]

The best way to store secrets is a .env file. This convention is used across multiple programming languages.

Create a .env file and store your variables like this.

VARIABLE=val
NOTION_TOKEN=secret_abcdefgh1234

In your python code, you need to load the variables defined in the .env file.

# settings.py

import os

from dotenv import load_dotenv # pip install python-dotenv

load_dotenv()

VARIABLE = os.getenv("VARIABLE")
NOTION_TOKEN = os.getenv("NOTION_TOKEN")

You can import and use these variables in your python module where you actually need them.

# script.py

from notion_client import Client

import settings

# in this scope you can use the variables defined in settings.py

print(settings.VARIABLE) # don't print secrets

notion = Client(auth=settings.NOTION_TOKEN)

# ...