I can't login with the quickstart?

[PythonAI1234]

I changed the config file just like the Quickstart teaches
and typed the following code

from trading_ig.rest import IGService
from trading_ig.config import config
ig_service = IGService(config.username, config.password, config.api_key)
ig = ig_service.create_session()
ig

Yet it says
can't import config from config file

Exception: Environment variable 'IG_SERVICE_USERNAME' doesn't exist

Why is this so??
I entered my information into the config file with a notepad and renamed it.
Thanks in advance.

[breitdom]

Ty your login data here: https://labs.ig.com/sample-apps/api-companion/index.html

Are you using a DEMA account? If so, please note the comments.

[PythonAI1234]

I changed the thing in the folder under windows username
C:/user/my_name/trading-ig/trading_ig_config.py
If this is wrong, correct me.
This is where I found the template so I assume this must be the correct folder.

[breitdom]

`from trading_ig.config import config

print(config.username)
print(config.password)
print(config.api_key)
print(config.acc_type)
print(config.acc_number)`

try something like this for validation...

[PythonAI1234]

it just says this
Not very useful
maybe I'm not supposed to use anaconda and jupyter notebook I dunno

KeyError Traceback (most recent call last)
~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\trading_ig\config.py in getattr(self, key)
26 try:
---> 27 return os.environ[env_var]
28 except KeyError:

~\anaconda3\lib\os.py in getitem(self, key)
674 # raise KeyError with the original key value
--> 675 raise KeyError(key) from None
676 return self.decodevalue(value)

KeyError: 'IG_SERVICE_USERNAME'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Exception Traceback (most recent call last)
in
1 from trading_ig.config import config
2
----> 3 print(config.username)
4 print(config.password)
5 print(config.api_key)

~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\trading_ig\config.py in getattr(self, key)
27 return os.environ[env_var]
28 except KeyError:
---> 29 raise Exception("Environment variable '%s' doesn't exist" % env_var)
30
31

Exception: Environment variable 'IG_SERVICE_USERNAME' doesn't exist

[breitdom]

Yes, your python environment is not installed / cunfigured correctly.

"Environment variable '%s' doesn't exist" % env_var

[PythonAI1234]

I have no idea what to do now as a noob. I don't know anything about python environments and almost always load up jupyter notebook on anaconda lol.

[PythonAI1234]

for documentation sake
I solved the thing.
The trading_ig_config.py had to be put under the python directory?? or the directory of .py I am running with.(I dunno which one) In my case the /Users/username.

Then I encountered the error no module named Crypto, I uninstall crypto then reinstalled pycryptodome to no avail.
Then I manually changed the folder under Lib/site-packages from 'crypto' to 'Crypto' manually and all good