pathwaycom/pathway · error · ValueError

Unknown execution type: {execution_type}. Only 'local' and '

Error message

Unknown execution type: {execution_type}. Only 'local' and 'remote' are supported.

What it means

Error "Unknown execution type: {execution_type}. Only 'local' and 'remote' are supported." thrown in pathwaycom/pathway.

Source

Thrown at python/pathway/io/airbyte/__init__.py:398

    elif execution_type == "remote":
        job_id = gcp_job_name or f"airbyte-serverless-{str(uuid.uuid4())}"
        if service_user_credentials_file is None:
            raise ValueError(
                "'service_user_credentials_file' is required for the 'remote' execution."
            )
        credentials = ServiceCredentials.from_service_account_file(
            service_user_credentials_file
        )
        source = RemoteAirbyteSource(
            config=config,
            streams=streams,
            job_id=job_id,
            credentials=credentials,
            region=gcp_region,
            env_vars=copy.copy(env_vars),
        )
    else:
        raise ValueError(
            f"Unknown execution type: {execution_type}. Only 'local' and 'remote' are supported."
        )

    subject = _PathwayAirbyteSubject(
        source=source,
        streams=streams,
        mode=mode,
        refresh_interval=refresh_interval_seconds,
    )

    return python_connector_read(
        subject=subject,
        schema=_AirbyteRecordSchema,
        autocommit_duration_ms=max(round(refresh_interval_seconds * 1000), 1),
        name="airbyte",
        unique_name=_get_unique_name(name, kwargs),
        max_backlog_size=max_backlog_size,
    )

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Solutions

1. Use execution_type='local' or execution_type='remote'.

Example fix

pw.io.airbyte.read(..., execution_type='local')

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at python/pathway/io/airbyte/__init__.py:398 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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