OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · ValueError

Invalid value(s) for dimension 'country': {invalid}. Given p

Error message

Invalid value(s) for dimension 'country': {invalid}. Given prior selections {{'indicator': '{','.join(indicator_codes)}'}}, available values are: {sorted(available_countries)}

What it means

Error "Invalid value(s) for dimension 'country': {invalid}. Given prior selections {{'indicator': '{','.join(indicator_codes)}'}}, available values are: {sorted(available_countries)}" thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/economic_indicators.py:506

                "BOP_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY",
                "ACTIVITY",
            ]
            indicator_dim = next(
                (d for d in indicator_dim_candidates if d in dim_order), None
            )

            # Validate country
            if self.country and country_dim in dim_order:
                available_countries = get_available_values(country_dim, dataflow_id)
                if available_countries:
                    countries = [c.strip().upper() for c in self.country.split(",")]  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=E1101
                    invalid = [
                        c
                        for c in countries
                        if c not in available_countries and c not in ("*", "all")
                    ]
                    if invalid:
                        raise ValueError(
                            f"Invalid value(s) for dimension 'country': {invalid}. "
                            + f"Given prior selections {{'indicator': '{','.join(indicator_codes)}'}}, "
                            + f"available values are: {sorted(available_countries)}"
                        )

            if (
                self.frequency
                and self.frequency.lower() not in ("all", "*")  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=E1101
                and freq_dim in dim_order
            ):
                freq_map = {"annual": "A", "quarter": "Q", "month": "M", "day": "D"}
                freq_val = freq_map.get(str(self.frequency).lower(), self.frequency)
                available_freqs = get_available_values(freq_dim, dataflow_id)
                if available_freqs and freq_val not in available_freqs:
                    indicator_str = ",".join(indicator_codes)
                    raise ValueError(
                        f"Invalid value(s) for dimension 'frequency': ['{freq_val}']. "
                        f"Given prior selections {{'country': '{self.country}', "

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Solutions

1. Choose country values from the listed available values for the selected indicators.
2. Adjust the indicator selection if the desired countries are unavailable.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/economic_indicators.py:506 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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